N-CSRS 1 d597882dncsrs.htm GMO TRUST GMO Trust

 

 

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 the 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 services)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-346-7646

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/14

Date of reporting period: 08/31/13

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The semiannual reports for each series of the registrant for the periods ended August 31, 2013 are filed herewith.


GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Quality Fund

Real Estate Fund

U.S. Core Equity Fund

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

U.S. Growth Fund

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund


 

 

For a free copy of the Funds’ 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 Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 Funds have a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which they 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 these Funds and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Quality Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Real Estate Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     4   

Schedule of Investments

     5   

U.S. Core Equity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     7   

Schedule of Investments

     8   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     11   

Schedule of Investments

     12   

U.S. Growth Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     14   

Schedule of Investments

     15   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     18   

Schedule of Investments

     19   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     22   

Schedule of Investments

     23   

Portfolio Abbreviations

     30   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     31   

Statements of Operations

     33   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     35   

Financial Highlights

     39   

Notes to Financial Statements

     46   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     74   

Fund Expenses

     80   

 

   


GMO Quality Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    98.2

Mutual Funds

    1.2   

Short-Term Investments

    0.4   

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United States

    89.2

United Kingdom

    4.2   

Switzerland

    2.4   

Japan

    1.7   

France

    1.0   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Belgium

    0.3   

Germany

    0.3   

Australia

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Software & Services

    20.8

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    19.8   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    16.8   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    9.9   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    6.9   

Household & Personal Products

    6.9   

Energy

    6.7   

Food & Staples Retailing

    5.7   

Consumer Services

    2.2   

Retailing

    1.7   

Capital Goods

    1.6   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.7   

Telecommunication Services

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

 

       1


GMO Quality Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 98.2%   
    Capital Goods — 1.6%   
    1,835,300      3M Co.     208,453,374   
    78,800      Danaher Corp.     5,162,976   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     213,616,350   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 0.7%   
    1,453,240      Nike, Inc. - Class B     91,292,537   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 2.2%   
    2,963,400      McDonald’s Corp.     279,626,424   
    174,435      Yum! Brands, Inc.     12,213,939   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     291,840,363   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 6.6%   
    7,585,463      BP Plc     52,452,093   
    4,644,170      Chevron Corp.     559,297,393   
    1,671,800      Exxon Mobil Corp.     145,714,088   
    2,097,495      Royal Dutch Shell Plc - A Shares     67,837,129   
    1,074,639      Total SA     59,509,108   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     884,809,811   
     

 

 

 
    Food & Staples Retailing — 5.5%   
    559,100      Costco Wholesale Corp.     62,546,517   
    930,800      CVS Caremark Corp.     54,032,940   
    1,825,109      Sysco Corp.     58,439,990   
    7,153,676      Tesco Plc     40,653,971   
    6,105,900      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     445,608,582   
    1,350,000      Walgreen Co.     64,894,500   
    547,754      Woolworths Ltd.     17,350,809   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     743,527,309   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 16.5%   
    349,504      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     32,595,113   
    1,623,754      British American Tobacco Plc     82,104,501   
    16,366,100      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     624,857,698   
    1,036,900      General Mills, Inc.     51,139,908   
    4,950,300      Japan Tobacco, Inc.     167,195,654   
    2,151,600      Lorillard, Inc.     91,012,680   
    1,409,719      Nestle SA (Registered)     92,257,926   
    5,544,411      PepsiCo, Inc.     442,055,889   
    6,422,330      Philip Morris International, Inc.     535,879,215   
    2,266,292      Unilever NV     85,270,690   
    278,671      Unilever Plc     10,625,650   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco         2,214,994,924   
     

 

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 9.7%   
    6,377,805      Abbott Laboratories     212,572,241   
    147,100      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     8,372,932   
    861,300      Baxter International, Inc.     59,912,028   
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Health Care Equipment & Services — continued   
    513,900      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     50,043,582   
    168,000      Cardinal Health, Inc.     8,447,040   
    5,991,780      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     382,754,906   
    534,765      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     51,187,706   
    93,400      McKesson Corp.     11,339,694   
    3,820,230      Medtronic, Inc.     197,696,902   
    616,845      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     36,159,454   
    698,000      Stryker Corp.     46,689,220   
    2,080,744      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     149,272,575   
    1,111,067      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     87,874,289   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     1,302,322,569   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 6.8%   
    336,153      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     19,950,681   
    4,372,300      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     252,587,771   
    617,200      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     57,695,856   
    7,373,100      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     574,290,759   
    142,991      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     9,717,552   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     914,242,619   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 19.4%   
    335,400      Allergan, Inc.     29,642,652   
    893,913      Amgen, Inc.     97,382,882   
    1,787,884      AstraZeneca Plc     88,030,782   
    2,923,600      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     121,884,884   
    2,552,200      Eli Lilly & Co.     131,183,080   
    907,100      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     54,670,917   
    7,829,031      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     199,668,147   
    8,110,300      Johnson & Johnson     700,811,023   
    5,411,800      Merck & Co., Inc.     255,924,022   
    1,152,954      Novartis AG (Registered)     83,992,305   
    98,938      Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B     16,542,003   
    21,605,439      Pfizer, Inc.     609,489,434   
    555,430      Roche Holding AG     138,449,313   
    783,343      Sanofi     75,072,787   
    223,200      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     10,100,848   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences         2,612,845,079   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 1.7%   
    311,500      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     22,970,010   
    2,806,000      Target Corp.     177,647,860   
    516,178      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     27,212,904   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     227,830,774   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 20.4%   
    804,800      Google, Inc. - Class A *     681,585,120   
    2,747,970      International Business Machines Corp.     500,872,492   
    449,400      Intuit, Inc.     28,550,382   
    150,370      Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     91,136,249   
 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Quality Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Software & Services — continued   
    20,608,300      Microsoft Corp.     688,317,220   
    19,673,100      Oracle Corp.     626,784,966   
    610,940      SAP AG     45,123,264   
    373,900      Visa, Inc. - Class A     65,215,638   
    17,021      Yahoo! Japan Corp.     8,384,635   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     2,735,969,966   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.8%   
    355,818      Apple, Inc.     173,301,157   
    15,521,631      Cisco Systems, Inc.     361,809,219   
    2,181,400      EMC Corp.     56,236,492   
    8,833,200      Hewlett-Packard Co.     197,333,688   
    1,895,858      Qualcomm, Inc.     125,657,468   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     914,338,024   
     

 

 

 
    Telecommunication Services — 0.3%   
    26,154      NTT Docomo, Inc.     41,810,533   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $11,044,806,564)     13,189,440,858   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.2%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 1.2%   
    6,401,360      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     160,034,000   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $160,034,000)     160,034,000   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.4%   
    49,337,785      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     49,337,785   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $49,337,785)
    49,337,785   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $11,254,178,349)
    13,398,812,643   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     25,019,810   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $13,423,832,453   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   3


GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    98.8

Mutual Funds

    1.1   

Short-Term Investments

    0.4   

Other

    (0.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Sub-Industry Summary   % of REIT Investments  

Specialized

    34.1

Retail

    23.7   

Residential

    15.1   

Office

    14.2   

Diversified

    8.2   

Industrial

    4.7   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 

 

4    


GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS — 98.8%   
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 98.8%   
    Diversified — 8.1%  
    8,400      Duke Realty Corp.     122,556   
    5,708      Lexington Realty Trust     66,898   
    3,300      Liberty Property Trust     114,180   
    651      PS Business Parks, Inc.     47,308   
    1,164      Select Income     28,320   
    11,454      Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.     99,764   
    4,428      Vornado Realty Trust     359,997   
    1,026      WP Carey, Inc.     67,439   
     

 

 

 
    Total Diversified     906,462   
     

 

 

 
    Industrial — 4.6%   
    8,900      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     59,541   
    3,000      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     45,390   
    11,760      ProLogis, Inc.     414,422   
     

 

 

 
    Total Industrial     519,353   
     

 

 

 
    Office — 14.0%   
    1,730      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     106,689   
    5,000      BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     92,050   
    3,425      Boston Properties, Inc.     351,063   
    5,289      Brandywine Realty Trust     67,805   
    3,781      CommonWealth     92,824   
    2,100      Corporate Office Properties Trust     47,838   
    2,864      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     159,238   
    3,800      Douglas Emmett, Inc.     87,780   
    3,200      Franklin Street Properties Corp.     38,976   
    2,000      Government Properties Income Trust     46,760   
    2,121      Highwoods Properties, Inc.     71,647   
    1,774      Kilroy Realty Corp.     86,553   
    2,513      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     54,281   
    5,700      Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A     97,926   
    1,922      SL Green Realty Corp.     167,579   
     

 

 

 
    Total Office     1,569,009   
     

 

 

 
    Residential — 15.0%   
    2,275      American Campus Communities, Inc.     75,780   
    2,931      Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class A     80,690   
    2,759      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     341,840   
    1,828      BRE Properties, Inc.     87,726   
    2,005      Camden Property Trust     123,889   
    2,078      Colonial Properties Trust     45,903   
    1,893      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.     65,782   
    7,940      Equity Residential     412,006   
    780      Essex Property Trust, Inc.     111,782   
    1,354      Home Properties, Inc.     78,126   
    1,000      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     61,660   
    1,231      Post Properties, Inc.     55,678   
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Residential — continued   
    5,864      UDR, Inc.     132,468   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential     1,673,330   
     

 

 

 
    Retail — 23.4%   
    4,013      CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.     77,050   
    6,597      DDR Corp.     102,385   
    1,640      Federal Realty Investment Trust     159,588   
    9,381      General Growth Properties, Inc.     179,928   
    10,299      Kimco Realty Corp.     206,289   
    2,972      Macerich Co. (The)     167,264   
    3,479      National Retail Properties, Inc.     106,562   
    2,066      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust     38,324   
    5,207      Realty Income Corp.     205,677   
    2,114      Regency Centers Corp.     100,521   
    7,010      Simon Property Group, Inc.     1,020,866   
    2,285      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.     70,492   
    1,373      Taubman Centers, Inc.     92,554   
    3,074      Weingarten Realty Investors     88,255   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retail     2,615,755   
     

 

 

 
    Specialized — 33.7%   
    4,240      Corrections Corp. of America     139,666   
    3,900      CubeSmart     64,935   
    1,500      EPR Properties     73,470   
    2,926      Extra Space Storage, Inc.     120,639   
    2,698      Geo Group, Inc. (The)     84,205   
    13,085      HCP, Inc.     532,952   
    7,384      Health Care, Inc.     453,673   
    2,100      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     47,229   
    4,500      Hospitality Properties Trust     121,590   
    18,787      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     319,943   
    2,400      LaSalle Hotel Properties     63,672   
    1,100      LTC Properties, Inc.     38,973   
    5,095      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     58,847   
    900      National Health Investors, Inc.     49,410   
    3,500      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     99,400   
    4,217      Public Storage     643,809   
    3,600      RLJ Lodging Trust     82,728   
    1,305      Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     43,117   
    6,176      Senior Housing Properties Trust     140,504   
    900      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     59,643   
    4,685      Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. *     56,360   
    7,637      Ventas, Inc.     475,480   
     

 

 

 
    Total Specialized     3,770,245   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (COST $8,878,324)     11,054,154   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS (COST $8,878,324)     11,054,154   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 1.1%   
    4,959      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     123,975   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $124,000)     123,975   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.4%   
    44,439      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     44,439   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $44,439)     44,439   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3% (Cost $9,046,763)     11,222,568   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.3%)     (28,741
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $11,193,827   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    97.1

Mutual Funds

    2.4   

Short-Term Investments

    0.3   

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments*  

Software & Services

    17.3

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    14.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    11.3   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    8.6   

Energy

    7.4   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    7.0   

Diversified Financials

    6.8   

Household & Personal Products

    5.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

    3.8   

Insurance

    3.8   

Capital Goods

    3.3   

Retailing

    2.8   

Consumer Services

    2.0   

Automobiles & Components

    1.4   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    1.4   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.7   

Telecommunication Services

    0.6   

Utilities

    0.6   

Materials

    0.3   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.2   

Transportation

    0.2   

Real Estate

    0.2   

Media

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       7


GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.1%   
    Automobiles & Components — 1.4%   
    52,100      Delphi Automotive Plc     2,866,542   
    212,700      Ford Motor Co.     3,443,613   
    321,366      General Motors Co. *     10,952,153   
    25,100      TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *     1,733,657   
     

 

 

 
    Total Automobiles & Components     18,995,965   
     

 

 

 
    Capital Goods — 3.2%   
    159,800      3M Co.     18,150,084   
    88,500      Danaher Corp.     5,798,520   
    39,200      Eaton Corp. Plc     2,482,144   
    15,000      Exelis, Inc.     220,650   
    46,300      Fastenal Co.     2,036,737   
    71,600      General Dynamics Corp.     5,960,700   
    25,900      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     2,339,547   
    4,100      MRC Global, Inc. *     107,625   
    6,700      Navistar International Corp. *     229,609   
    58,500      Raytheon Co.     4,411,485   
    9,800      WW Grainger, Inc.     2,424,030   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     44,161,131   
     

 

 

 
    Commercial & Professional Services — 0.2%   
    18,100      Stericycle, Inc. *     2,037,336   
    17,200      Verisk Analytics, Inc. - Class A *     1,069,496   
     

 

 

 
    Total Commercial & Professional Services     3,106,832   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.4%   
    58,100      Coach, Inc.     3,068,261   
    138,780      Nike, Inc. - Class B     8,718,160   
    8,000      Ralph Lauren Corp.     1,323,280   
    117,300      Taylor Morrison Home Corp. - Class A *     2,417,553   
    17,300      VF Corp.     3,238,733   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Durables & Apparel     18,765,987   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 1.9%   
    20,400      Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A *     378,828   
    14,100      Burger King Worldwide, Inc.     275,796   
    5,300      DeVry, Inc.     159,053   
    192,000      McDonald’s Corp.     18,117,120   
    110,400      Starbucks Corp.     7,785,408   
    4,300      Weight Watchers International, Inc.     154,542   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     26,870,747   
     

 

 

 
    Diversified Financials — 6.6%   
    1,537,559      Bank of America Corp.     21,710,333   
    530,900      Citigroup, Inc.     25,658,397   
    53,700      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     8,169,381   
    532,800      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     26,922,384   
    220,400      Morgan Stanley     5,677,504   
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Diversified Financials — continued   
    12,300      Prospect Capital Corp.     136,161   
    156,400      SLM Corp.     3,752,036   
     

 

 

 
    Total Diversified Financials     92,026,196   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 7.1%   
    100,090      Apache Corp.     8,575,711   
    339,544      Chevron Corp.     40,891,284   
    112,500      ConocoPhillips     7,458,750   
    159,000      Exxon Mobil Corp.     13,858,440   
    28,600      Hess Corp.     2,140,710   
    65,300      Marathon Petroleum Corp.     4,734,903   
    146,000      Marathon Oil Corp.     5,026,780   
    21,000      Murphy Oil Corp.     1,415,820   
    51,900      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     4,578,099   
    93,200      Phillips 66     5,321,720   
    22,600      Tesoro Corp.     1,041,634   
    108,000      Valero Energy Corp.     3,837,240   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     98,881,091   
     

 

 

 
    Food & Staples Retailing — 3.7%   
    43,500      Costco Wholesale Corp.     4,866,345   
    95,600      CVS Caremark Corp.     5,549,580   
    50,300      Kroger Co. (The)     1,840,980   
    49,900      Safeway, Inc.     1,292,410   
    178,100      Sysco Corp.     5,702,762   
    152,500      Walgreen Co.     7,330,675   
    340,778      Wal–Mart Stores, Inc.     24,869,978   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     51,452,730   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 8.4%   
    26,750      Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B     1,791,983   
    45,500      Campbell Soup Co.     1,964,690   
    797,300      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     30,440,914   
    7,450      Dean Foods Co. *     142,742   
    146,700      General Mills, Inc.     7,235,244   
    31,700      Hershey Co. (The)     2,914,815   
    23,500      Hormel Foods Corp.     973,605   
    54,500      Kellogg Co.     3,308,695   
    80,280      Lorillard, Inc.     3,395,844   
    25,700      McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     1,738,605   
    29,900      Monster Beverage Corp. *     1,715,961   
    294,575      PepsiCo, Inc.     23,486,465   
    401,203      Philip Morris International, Inc.     33,476,378   
    66,200      Reynolds American, Inc.     3,153,106   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco     115,739,047   
     

 

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 11.0%   
    305,700      Abbott Laboratories     10,188,981   
    116,800      Aetna, Inc.     7,403,952   
    120,200      Baxter International, Inc.     8,361,112   
 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Health Care Equipment & Services — continued   
    51,100      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     4,976,118   
    2      Cardinal Health, Inc.     100   
    52,360      Cerner Corp. *     2,411,702   
    63,900      Cigna Corp.     5,028,291   
    29,600      Community Health Systems, Inc.     1,162,096   
    100,300      Covidien Plc     5,957,820   
    16,370      CR Bard; Inc.     1,880,422   
    23,300      Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *     1,639,854   
    190,350      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     12,159,558   
    75,200      HCA Holdings, Inc.     2,871,888   
    18,600      Henry Schein, Inc. *     1,879,530   
    46,800      Humana, Inc.     4,309,344   
    14,790      Idexx Laboratories, Inc. *     1,387,598   
    8,160      Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     3,154,003   
    72,700      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     6,958,844   
    22,200      Mednax, Inc. *     2,161,614   
    322,800      Medtronic, Inc.     16,704,900   
    37,200      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     2,180,664   
    22,800      ResMed, Inc.     1,077,072   
    71,300      Stryker Corp.     4,769,257   
    63,500      St Jude Medical, Inc.     3,201,035   
    22,900      Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     894,245   
    364,474      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     26,147,365   
    23,600      Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *     1,662,620   
    79,300      WellPoint, Inc.     6,751,602   
    58,825      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     4,652,469   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     151,934,056   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 5.1%   
    29,600      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     1,756,760   
    27,273      Clorox Co.     2,255,477   
    180,620      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     10,434,417   
    47,960      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) - Class A     3,134,666   
    21,900      Herbalife Ltd.     1,336,119   
    70,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     6,543,600   
    578,200      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     45,035,998   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     70,497,037   
     

 

 

 
    Insurance — 3.7%   
    130,400      AFLAC, Inc.     7,535,816   
    53,300      Allstate Corp. (The)     2,554,136   
    10,100      American Financial Group, Inc.     520,453   
    213,100      American International Group, Inc. *     9,900,626   
    30,200      Assurant, Inc.     1,601,808   
    157,000      Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A *     1,852,600   
    125,600      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     3,717,760   
    74,000      Lincoln National Corp.     3,110,960   
    149,500      MetLife, Inc.     6,905,405   
    41,500      Principal Financial Group, Inc.     1,698,180   
    73,000      Prudential Financial, Inc.     5,466,240   
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Insurance — continued   
    14,400      Torchmark Corp.     992,016   
    40,000      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     3,196,000   
    69,300      Unum Group     2,046,429   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insurance     51,098,429   
     

 

 

 
    Materials — 0.3%   
    63,300      LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A     4,440,495   
     

 

 

 
    Media — 0.2%   
    69,000      Gannett Co., Inc.     1,662,210   
    7,600      John Wiley and Sons, Inc. - Class A     332,880   
    7,200      Starz - Liberty Capital *     179,712   
     

 

 

 
    Total Media     2,174,802   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 14.4%   
    58,700      Allergan, Inc.     5,187,906   
    30,590      Biogen Idec, Inc. *     6,516,282   
    286,000      Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.     11,923,340   
    351,900      Eli Lilly & Co.     18,087,660   
    74,100      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     4,466,007   
    785,600      Johnson & Johnson     67,883,696   
    25,000      Life Technologies Corp. *     1,860,250   
    800,785      Merck & Co., Inc.     37,869,123   
    1,531,136      Pfizer, Inc.     43,193,346   
    5,800      Techne Corp.     449,558   
    21,800      Theravance, Inc. *     781,530   
    19,000      Waters Corp. *     1,878,150   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     200,096,848   
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate — 0.2%   
    64,300      American Capital Agency Corp. REIT     1,463,468   
    34,300      ARMOUR Residential, Inc. REIT     143,374   
    27,600      CYS Investments, Inc. REIT     211,968   
    20,700      Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT     378,810   
    21,400      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT     327,634   
     

 

 

 
    Total Real Estate     2,525,254   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 2.7%   
    56,600      AutoNation, Inc. *     2,645,484   
    4,000      AutoZone, Inc. *     1,679,760   
    92,900      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     6,850,446   
    4,100      Buckle, Inc. (The)     212,298   
    46,500      Dollar Tree, Inc. *     2,450,550   
    35,500      GameStop Corp. - Class A     1,782,455   
    32,400      Genuine Parts Co.     2,495,124   
    65,300      J.C. Penney Co., Inc. *     814,944   
    39,400      Kohl’s Corp.     2,021,614   
    4,700      Rent-A-Center, Inc.     176,297   
    44,985      Ross Stores, Inc.     3,025,691   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Retailing — continued   
    74,560      Sears Holdings Corp. *     3,298,535   
    143,200      Staples, Inc.     1,991,912   
    149,517      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     7,882,536   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     37,327,646   
     

 

 

 
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%   
    430,100      Intel Corp.     9,453,598   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 16.8%   
    147,800      Accenture Plc - Class A     10,678,550   
    43,400      Amdocs Ltd.     1,599,724   
    11,800      Ansys, Inc. *     990,964   
    92,500      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     6,582,300   
    36,800      Citrix Systems, Inc. *     2,604,336   
    48,900      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A *     3,584,370   
    52,320      Google, Inc. - Class A *     44,309,808   
    236,770      International Business Machines Corp.     43,156,068   
    56,500      Intuit, Inc.     3,589,445   
    7,100      MAXIMUS, Inc.     266,321   
    2,239,957      Microsoft Corp.     74,814,564   
    993,215      Oracle Corp.     31,643,830   
    67,200      Paychex, Inc.     2,599,296   
    5,600      SolarWinds, Inc. *     204,120   
    89,701      Symantec Corp.     2,297,242   
    198,300      Western Union Co.     3,476,199   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     232,397,137   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.8%   
    27,480      Apple, Inc.     13,384,134   
    23,900      Arrow Electronics, Inc. *     1,109,438   
    1,204,980      Cisco Systems, Inc.     28,088,084   
    153,900      Corning, Inc.     2,160,756   
    378,006      Dell, Inc.     5,205,143   
    255,000      EMC Corp.     6,573,900   
    620,563      Hewlett-Packard Co.     13,863,377   
    6,800      Lexmark International, Inc.     232,288   
    298,700      Qualcomm, Inc.     19,797,836   
    11,600      Viasat, Inc. *     739,268   
    55,400      Western Digital Corp.     3,434,800   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     94,589,024   
     

 

 

 
    Telecommunication Services — 0.6%   
    217,000      AT&T, Inc.     7,341,110   
    30,400      NII Holdings, Inc. *     181,792   
    9,800      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     271,362   
    1,900      United States Cellular Corp.     81,282   
     

 

 

 
    Total Telecommunication Services     7,875,546   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Transportation — 0.2%   
    34,000      CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     1,933,580   
    50,400      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     994,392   
     

 

 

 
    Total Transportation     2,927,972   
     

 

 

 
    Utilities — 0.5%   
    25,000      Entergy Corp.     1,580,750   
    96,000      Exelon Corp.     2,927,040   
    89,600      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     2,904,832   
     

 

 

 
    Total Utilities     7,412,622   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $1,168,420,931)     1,344,750,192   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.4%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 2.4%   
    1,308,603      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     32,715,073   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $32,720,000)     32,715,073   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.3%   
    3,826,030      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     3,826,030   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $3,826,030)     3,826,030   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $1,204,966,961)
    1,381,291,295   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     3,117,770   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,384,409,065   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.8

Short-Term Investments

    1.9   

Mutual Funds

    1.1   

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United States

    94.9

United Kingdom

    2.5   

Switzerland

    1.7   

France

    0.8   

Australia

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Software & Services

    21.3

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    18.9   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    14.6   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    10.7   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    7.9   

Household & Personal Products

    7.3   

Energy

    6.9   

Food & Staples Retailing

    5.6   

Consumer Services

    2.4   

Retailing

    1.9   

Capital Goods

    1.7   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

 

       11


GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 96.8%  
    Capital Goods — 1.6%  
    992,300      3M Co.     112,705,434   
    36,000      Danaher Corp.     2,358,720   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     115,064,154   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 0.8%   
    827,400      Nike, Inc. - Class B     51,977,268   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 2.3%  
    1,636,600      McDonald’s Corp.     154,429,576   
    111,100      Yum! Brands, Inc.     7,779,222   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     162,208,798   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 6.7%  
    4,216,538      BP Plc     29,156,591   
    2,545,100      Chevron Corp.     306,506,393   
    920,000      Exxon Mobil Corp.     80,187,200   
    746,824      Royal Dutch Shell Plc - A Shares     24,153,763   
    578,471      Total SA     32,033,356   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     472,037,303   
     

 

 

 
    Food & Staples Retailing — 5.4%  
    298,400      Costco Wholesale Corp.     33,382,008   
    511,400      CVS Caremark Corp.     29,686,770   
    1,017,400      Sysco Corp.     32,577,148   
    3,354,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     244,774,920   
    690,400      Walgreen Co.     33,187,528   
    256,294      Woolworths Ltd.     8,118,440   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     381,726,814   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 14.1%  
    9,038,200      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     345,078,476   
    532,700      General Mills, Inc.     26,272,764   
    1,357,200      Lorillard, Inc.     57,409,560   
    425,683      Nestle SA (Registered)     27,858,482   
    3,050,400      PepsiCo, Inc.     243,208,392   
    3,522,900      Philip Morris International, Inc.     293,950,776   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco     993,778,450   
     

 

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 10.4%   
    3,510,600      Abbott Laboratories     117,008,298   
    89,700      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     5,105,724   
    447,200      Baxter International, Inc.     31,107,232   
    274,700      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     26,750,286   
    102,600      Cardinal Health, Inc.     5,158,728   
    3,415,100      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     218,156,588   
    348,300      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     33,339,276   
    57,400      McKesson Corp.     6,968,934   
    2,073,700      Medtronic, Inc.     107,313,975   
    379,300      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     22,234,566   
     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Health Care Equipment & Services — continued   
    361,500      Stryker Corp.     24,180,735   
    1,127,700      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     80,901,198   
    677,400      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     53,575,566   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     731,801,106   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 7.1%   
    218,600      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     12,973,910   
    2,485,400      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     143,581,558   
    316,100      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     29,549,028   
    3,993,000      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     311,014,770   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     497,119,266   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 18.3%   
    168,600      Allergan, Inc.     14,900,868   
    474,900      Amgen, Inc.     51,735,606   
    537,651      AstraZeneca Plc     26,472,544   
    1,561,900      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     65,115,611   
    1,319,900      Eli Lilly & Co.     67,842,860   
    487,400      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     29,375,598   
    3,511,954      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     89,567,323   
    4,203,300      Johnson & Johnson     363,207,153   
    2,830,500      Merck & Co., Inc.     133,854,345   
    375,997      Novartis AG (Registered)     27,391,253   
    11,849,600      Pfizer, Inc.     334,277,216   
    225,846      Roche Holding AG     56,295,525   
    246,452      Sanofi     23,619,077   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     1,283,654,979   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 1.9%  
    159,400      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     11,754,156   
    1,645,400      Target Corp.     104,170,274   
    306,900      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     16,179,768   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     132,104,198   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 20.6%  
    430,300      Google, Inc. - Class A *     364,421,070   
    1,490,200      International Business Machines Corp.     271,618,754   
    228,900      Intuit, Inc.     14,542,017   
    91,992      Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     55,754,511   
    11,080,700      Microsoft Corp.     370,095,380   
    10,443,600      Oracle Corp.     332,733,096   
    227,400      Visa, Inc. - Class A     39,663,108   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     1,448,827,936   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 7.6%   
    207,400      Apple, Inc.     101,014,170   
    9,155,800      Cisco Systems, Inc.     213,421,698   
    1,181,200      EMC Corp.     30,451,336   
    5,437,300      Hewlett-Packard Co.     121,469,282   
 

 

12   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — continued   
    1,037,500      Qualcomm, Inc.     68,765,500   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     535,121,986   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $6,193,568,695)     6,805,422,258   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.1%  
    Affiliated Issuers — 1.1%  
    3,114,365      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     77,859,118   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $77,875,397)     77,859,118   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.9%   
    Money Market Funds — 1.9%  
    132,937,409      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     132,937,409   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $132,937,409)
    132,937,409   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $6,404,381,501)
    7,016,218,785   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     15,082,548   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $7,031,301,333   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   13


GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    98.8

Mutual Funds

    2.5   

Short-Term Investments

    0.6   

Other

    (1.9
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments*  

Software & Services

    22.7

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    17.9   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    9.3   

Retailing

    8.6   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    8.4   

Food & Staples Retailing

    5.9   

Household & Personal Products

    5.3   

Capital Goods

    4.6   

Consumer Services

    3.3   

Media

    3.2   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    2.8   

Telecommunication Services

    2.0   

Materials

    1.8   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    1.7   

Transportation

    0.6   

Energy

    0.6   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.5   

Diversified Financials

    0.3   

Real Estate

    0.3   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

14    


GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%   
    Capital Goods — 4.5%   
    300      3M Co.     34,074   
    51      BE Aerospace, Inc. *     3,478   
    123      Boeing Co.     12,782   
    344      Colfax Corp. *     17,919   
    40      Danaher Corp.     2,621   
    57      TransDigm Group, Inc.     7,809   
    292      United Technologies Corp.     29,229   
    42      WABCO Holdings, Inc. *     3,275   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     111,187   
     

 

 

 
    Commercial & Professional Services — 0.2%   
    53      IHS, Inc. - Class A *     5,679   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.8%   
    140      Carter’s, Inc.     10,310   
    265      Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. *     19,634   
    317      Nike, Inc. - Class B     19,914   
    3      NVR, Inc. *     2,567   
    93      Ralph Lauren Corp.     15,383   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Durables & Apparel     67,808   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 3.3%   
    200      Burger King Worldwide, Inc.     3,912   
    365      H&R Block, Inc.     10,187   
    505      McDonald’s Corp.     47,652   
    170      Starbucks Corp.     11,989   
    123      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     7,301   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     81,041   
     

 

 

 
    Diversified Financials — 0.3%   
    18      IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. *     3,236   
    44      McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)     2,568   
    33      Moody’s Corp.     2,097   
     

 

 

 
    Total Diversified Financials     7,901   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 0.6%   
    151      Kinder Morgan Inc.     5,727   
    42      Oceaneering International, Inc.     3,258   
    73      Range Resources Corp.     5,474   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     14,459   
     

 

 

 
    Food & Staples Retailing — 5.9%   
    187      Costco Wholesale Corp.     20,920   
    239      CVS Caremark Corp.     13,874   
    198      Kroger Co. (The)     7,247   
    505      Sysco Corp.     16,170   
    333      Walgreen Co.     16,007   
    767      Wal–Mart Stores, Inc.     55,975   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Food & Staples Retailing — continued   
    265      Whole Foods Market, Inc.     13,979   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     144,172   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 17.7%   
    765      Altria Group, Inc.     25,918   
    181      Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B     12,125   
    263      Campbell Soup Co.     11,356   
    1,770      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     67,579   
    147      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     4,971   
    235      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     10,519   
    253      Flowers Foods, Inc.     5,260   
    446      General Mills, Inc.     21,997   
    40      Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. *     3,452   
    219      Hershey Co. (The)     20,137   
    281      Hormel Foods Corp.     11,642   
    90      J.M. Smucker Co. (The)     9,553   
    246      Kellogg Co.     14,935   
    80      Kraft Foods Group, Inc.     4,142   
    504      Lorillard, Inc.     21,319   
    247      McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     16,709   
    343      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     25,735   
    298      Monster Beverage Corp. *     17,102   
    659      PepsiCo, Inc.     52,542   
    756      Philip Morris International, Inc.     63,081   
    335      Reynolds American, Inc.     15,956   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco     436,030   
     

 

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 1.6%   
    44      Baxter International, Inc.     3,061   
    28      DaVita, Inc. *     3,010   
    236      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     15,076   
    42      Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     16,234   
    68      Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     2,655   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     40,036   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 5.2%   
    272      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     16,143   
    206      Clorox Co.     17,036   
    523      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     30,214   
    332      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) - Class A     21,699   
    170      Herbalife Ltd.     10,372   
    213      Kimberly–Clark Corp.     19,911   
    153      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A     12,808   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     128,183   
     

 

 

 
    Materials — 1.8%   
    38      Eastman Chemical Co.     2,888   
    158      LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A     11,084   
    195      Monsanto Co.     19,089   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Materials — continued   
    130      W.R. Grace & Co. *     10,445   
     

 

 

 
    Total Materials     43,506   
     

 

 

 
    Media — 3.1%   
    128      CBS Corp. - Class B (Non Voting)     6,541   
    77      Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A *     9,349   
    338      Comcast Corp. - Class A     13,770   
    276      Liberty Global Plc - Series C *     20,294   
    667      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     20,897   
    107      Walt Disney Co. (The)     6,509   
     

 

 

 
    Total Media     77,360   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 8.3%   
    286      AbbVie, Inc.     12,186   
    85      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     9,160   
    279      Amgen, Inc.     30,394   
    58      Biogen Idec, Inc. *     12,355   
    56      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *     3,666   
    583      Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.     24,305   
    74      Celgene Corp. *     10,359   
    389      Eli Lilly & Co.     19,995   
    600      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     36,162   
    534      Johnson & Johnson     46,143   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     204,725   
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate — 0.3%   
    166      Realogy Holdings Corp. *     7,027   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 8.5%   
    49      Amazon.com, Inc. *     13,768   
    436      Dollar General Corp. *     23,531   
    344      Dollar Tree, Inc. *     18,129   
    87      Expedia, Inc.     4,068   
    53      Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     3,773   
    290      Gap Inc. (The)     11,728   
    1,591      Groupon, Inc. *     16,165   
    435      Home Depot, Inc.     32,403   
    93      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     4,261   
    138      Macy’s, Inc.     6,131   
    42      Netflix, Inc. *     11,924   
    25      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     3,068   
    47      Priceline.com, Inc. *     44,111   
    240      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. *     6,271   
    52      TripAdvisor, Inc. *     3,846   
    49      Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. *     4,863   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     208,040   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%   
    391      Intel Corp.     8,594   
    162      Skyworks Solutions, Inc. *     4,109   
     

 

 

 
    Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     12,703   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 22.4%   
    246      Accenture Plc - Class A     17,773   
    82      Citrix Systems, Inc. *     5,803   
    105      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A *     7,696   
    655      eBay, Inc. *     32,743   
    73      Equinix, Inc. *     12,683   
    135      FleetCor Technologies, Inc. *     13,920   
    130      Google, Inc. - Class A *     110,097   
    406      International Business Machines Corp.     74,002   
    71      Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     43,032   
    3,124      Microsoft Corp.     104,341   
    1,831      Oracle Corp.     58,336   
    216      Verisign, Inc. *     10,366   
    304      Visa, Inc. - Class A     53,024   
    39      VMware, Inc. *     3,282   
    73      Workday, Inc. - Class A *     5,295   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     552,393   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 9.2%   
    87      3D Systems Corp. *     4,472   
    236      Apple, Inc.     114,944   
    671      EMC Corp.     17,298   
    55      F5 Networks, Inc. *     4,586   
    112      Motorola Solutions, Inc.     6,273   
    219      NetApp, Inc.     9,097   
    1,067      Qualcomm, Inc.     70,721   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     227,391   
     

 

 

 
    Telecommunication Services — 2.0%   
    183      Crown Castle International Corp. *     12,704   
    752      Verizon Communications, Inc.     35,630   
     

 

 

 
    Total Telecommunication Services     48,334   
     

 

 

 
    Transportation — 0.6%   
    36      JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     2,592   
    23      Union Pacific Corp.     3,531   
    108      United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B     9,243   
     

 

 

 
    Total Transportation     15,366   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $2,087,084)     2,433,341   
     

 

 

 
 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.5%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 2.5%   
    2,479      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     61,971   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $61,989)     61,971   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.6%   
    13,649      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     13,649   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $13,649)     13,649   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.9%

(Cost $2,162,722)

    2,508,961   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.9%)     (46,843
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,462,118   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    98.7

Mutual Funds

    1.1   

Short-Term Investments

    0.2   

Rights/Warrants

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments*  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    18.5

Software & Services

    14.5   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    10.1   

Diversified Financials

    9.4   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    6.6   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    6.1   

Energy

    5.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

    5.8   

Insurance

    4.5   

Household & Personal Products

    3.7   

Capital Goods

    3.3   

Media

    2.4   

Automobiles & Components

    1.7   

Banks

    1.6   

Retailing

    1.3   

Telecommunication Services

    1.0   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.8   

Consumer Services

    0.8   

Materials

    0.6   

Transportation

    0.3   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.2   

Real Estate

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

18    


GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%   
    Automobiles & Components — 1.7%   
    445      Delphi Automotive Plc     24,484   
    2,800      Ford Motor Co.     45,332   
    3,012      General Motors Co. *     102,649   
    150      Lear Corp.     10,312   
    200      TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *     13,814   
     

 

 

 
    Total Automobiles & Components     196,591   
     

 

 

 
    Banks — 1.6%   
    1,200      KeyCorp.     14,004   
    372      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     26,884   
    3,448      Wells Fargo & Co.     141,644   
     

 

 

 
    Total Banks     182,532   
     

 

 

 
    Capital Goods — 3.2%   
    854      3M Co.     96,997   
    190      Aecom Technology Corp. *     5,535   
    354      Danaher Corp.     23,194   
    486      Eaton Corp. Plc     30,774   
    741      General Dynamics Corp.     61,688   
    185      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     16,711   
    380      Lockheed Martin Corp.     46,520   
    449      Northrop Grumman Corp.     41,429   
    530      Raytheon Co.     39,967   
    196      Rockwell Collins, Inc.     13,871   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     376,686   
     

 

 

 
    Commercial & Professional Services — 0.2%   
    144      Manpowergroup, Inc.     9,338   
    500      Pitney Bowes, Inc.     8,160   
     

 

 

 
    Total Commercial & Professional Services     17,498   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 0.9%   
    300      Hasbro, Inc.     13,674   
    258      Jarden Corp. *     11,081   
    866      Nike, Inc. - Class B     54,402   
    120      Tupperware Brands Corp.     9,692   
    133      Whirlpool Corp.     17,111   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Durables & Apparel     105,960   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 0.8%   
    400      H&R Block, Inc.     11,164   
    874      McDonald’s Corp.     82,471   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     93,635   
     

 

 

 
    Diversified Financials — 9.3%   
    402      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     34,632   
    20,072      Bank of America Corp.     283,417   
    1,689      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     50,231   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Diversified Financials — continued   
    2,284      Citigroup, Inc.     110,386   
    616      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     93,712   
    8,440      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     426,473   
    1,212      Morgan Stanley     31,221   
    300      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)     8,958   
    613      SLM Corp.     14,706   
    600      State Street Corp.     40,032   
     

 

 

 
    Total Diversified Financials     1,093,768   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 5.8%   
    1,430      Chevron Corp.     172,215   
    1,025      ConocoPhillips     67,958   
    2,019      Exxon Mobil Corp.     175,976   
    464      Hess Corp.     34,730   
    507      HollyFrontier Corp.     22,551   
    708      Marathon Petroleum Corp.     51,337   
    278      Murphy Oil Corp.     18,743   
    1,259      Phillips 66     71,889   
    300      Tesoro Corp.     13,827   
    1,324      Valero Energy Corp.     47,042   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     676,268   
     

 

 

 
    Food & Staples Retailing — 5.7%   
    1,795      CVS Caremark Corp.     104,200   
    1,286      Kroger Co. (The)     47,068   
    628      Safeway, Inc.     16,265   
    662      Sysco Corp.     21,197   
    2,267      Walgreen Co.     108,975   
    5,130      Wal–Mart Stores, Inc.     374,387   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     672,092   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 6.5%   
    885      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     31,161   
    192      Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B     12,862   
    194      Bunge Ltd.     14,701   
    387      Campbell Soup Co.     16,711   
    500      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     18,700   
    4,024      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     153,636   
    597      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     20,191   
    632      General Mills, Inc.     31,170   
    185      Hershey Co. (The)     17,011   
    364      Hormel Foods Corp.     15,081   
    400      Kellogg Co.     24,284   
    514      Lorillard, Inc.     21,742   
    2,580      PepsiCo, Inc.     205,703   
    1,555      Philip Morris International, Inc.     129,749   
    672      Reynolds American, Inc.     32,007   
    748      Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A     21,655   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco     766,364   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   19


GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 10.0%   
    2,141      Abbott Laboratories     71,360   
    926      Aetna, Inc.     58,699   
    600      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     34,152   
    1,319      Baxter International, Inc.     91,750   
    554      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     53,949   
    3,425      Boston Scientific Corp. *     36,236   
    616      Cardinal Health, Inc.     30,972   
    256      CareFusion Corp. *     9,178   
    422      Cigna Corp.     33,207   
    200      Community Health Systems, Inc.     7,852   
    798      Covidien Plc     47,401   
    100      CR Bard, Inc.     11,487   
    663      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     42,352   
    553      HCA Holdings, Inc.     21,119   
    339      Humana, Inc.     31,215   
    129      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     12,348   
    411      McKesson Corp.     49,900   
    2,866      Medtronic, Inc.     148,315   
    197      Omnicare, Inc.     10,711   
    265      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     15,534   
    848      Stryker Corp.     56,723   
    800      St Jude Medical, Inc.     40,328   
    2,023      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     145,130   
    762      WellPoint, Inc.     64,877   
    553      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     43,737   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     1,168,532   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 3.6%   
    500      Avon Products, Inc.     9,885   
    190      Clorox Co.     15,713   
    835      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     48,238   
    129      Energizer Holdings, Inc.     12,749   
    317      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) - Class A     20,719   
    514      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     48,049   
    3,490      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     271,836   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     427,189   
     

 

 

 
    Insurance — 4.4%   
    741      AFLAC, Inc.     42,822   
    862      Allstate Corp. (The)     41,307   
    132      American Financial Group, Inc.     6,802   
    1,606      American International Group, Inc. *     74,615   
    188      Assurant, Inc.     9,972   
    195      Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     8,383   
    810      Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A *     9,558   
    1,100      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     32,560   
    659      Lincoln National Corp.     27,704   
    1,711      MetLife, Inc.     79,031   
    400      Principal Financial Group, Inc.     16,368   
    792      Prudential Financial, Inc.     59,305   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Insurance — continued   
    156      Torchmark Corp.     10,747   
    937      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     74,866   
    656      Unum Group     19,372   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insurance     513,412   
     

 

 

 
    Materials — 0.6%   
    200      Avery Dennison Corp.     8,552   
    500      Huntsman Corp.     8,750   
    418      LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A     29,323   
    279      Owens-Illinois, Inc. *     7,921   
    102      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     6,802   
    427      Sealed Air Corp.     12,127   
     

 

 

 
    Total Materials     73,475   
     

 

 

 
    Media — 2.4%   
    400      DIRECTV *     23,272   
    600      Gannett Co., Inc.     14,454   
    556      Thomson Reuters Corp.     18,281   
    2,120      Time Warner, Inc.     128,324   
    1,101      Viacom, Inc. - Class B     87,595   
    16      Washington Post Co. (The) - Class B     9,024   
     

 

 

 
    Total Media     280,950   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 18.3%   
    252      Allergan, Inc.     22,272   
    1,924      Amgen, Inc.     209,600   
    1,861      Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.     77,585   
    3,827      Eli Lilly & Co.     196,708   
    332      Forest Laboratories, Inc. *     14,120   
    1,931      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     116,381   
    6,277      Johnson & Johnson     542,396   
    300      Life Technologies Corp. *     22,323   
    6,611      Merck & Co., Inc.     312,634   
    700      Mylan, Inc. *     24,738   
    18,990      Pfizer, Inc.     535,708   
    783      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     69,554   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     2,144,019   
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate — 0.0%   
    1,900      Chimera Investment Corp. REIT     5,586   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 1.3%   
    556      Best Buy Co., Inc.     20,016   
    300      GameStop Corp. - Class A     15,063   
    153      Genuine Parts Co.     11,783   
    302      Kohl’s Corp.     15,496   
    737      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     33,769   
    193      Sears Holdings Corp. *     8,538   
    1,188      Staples, Inc.     16,525   
 

 

20   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Retailing — continued   
    602      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     31,737   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     152,927   
     

 

 

 
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8%   
    1,300      Applied Materials, Inc.     19,513   
    200      First Solar, Inc. *     7,344   
    3,171      Intel Corp.     69,699   
     

 

 

 
    Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     96,556   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 14.3%   
    1,270      Accenture Plc - Class A     91,757   
    1,000      Activision Blizzard, Inc.     16,320   
    463      Amdocs Ltd.     17,066   
    336      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     23,910   
    290      BMC Software, Inc. *     13,340   
    536      CA, Inc.     15,678   
    300      Computer Sciences Corp.     15,045   
    402      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     17,873   
    281      Google, Inc. - Class A *     237,979   
    1,698      International Business Machines Corp.     309,494   
    254      Intuit, Inc.     16,137   
    15,581      Microsoft Corp.     520,405   
    8,895      Oracle Corp.     283,395   
    551      SAIC, Inc.     8,304   
    1,800      Symantec Corp.     46,098   
    1,055      Western Union Co.     18,494   
    1,164      Yahoo!, Inc. *     31,568   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     1,682,863   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.0%   
    198      Apple, Inc.     96,436   
    117      Arrow Electronics, Inc. *     5,431   
    210      Avnet, Inc. *     8,098   
    9,913      Cisco Systems, Inc.     231,072   
    2,173      Corning, Inc.     30,509   
    1,900      Dell, Inc.     26,163   
    269      Harris Corp.     15,233   
    4,336      Hewlett-Packard Co.     96,866   
    348      Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A *     7,691   
    1,400      Qualcomm, Inc.     92,792   
    466      Seagate Technology Plc     17,857   
    424      TE Connectivity Ltd.     20,776   
    466      Western Digital Corp.     28,892   
    2,700      Xerox Corp.     26,946   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     704,762   
     

 

 

 
    Telecommunication Services — 1.0%   
    2,529      AT&T, Inc.     85,556   
    600      Centurylink, Inc.     19,872   
    2,000      Frontier Communications Corp.     8,660   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Telecommunication Services — continued   
    1,057      Sprint Corp. *     7,092   
     

 

 

 
    Total Telecommunication Services     121,180   
     

 

 

 
    Transportation — 0.3%   
    1,419      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     27,997   
    400      United Continental Holdings, Inc. *     11,384   
     

 

 

 
    Total Transportation     39,381   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $9,577,641)     11,592,226   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 1.1%   
    5,079      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     126,987   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $127,015)     126,987   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.0%   
    Insurance — 0.0%   
    160      American International Group, Inc., Warrants, Strike 45.00 *     2,992   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS (COST $2,717)     2,992   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.2%   
    23,843      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     23,843   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $23,843)     23,843   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $9,731,216)     11,746,048   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (5,505
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $11,740,543   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   21


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    98.7

Mutual Funds

    1.6   

Short-Term Investments

    0.3   

Other

    (0.6
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments*  

Insurance

    12.3

Capital Goods

    8.2   

Software & Services

    7.6   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    6.5   

Retailing

    6.3   

Banks

    6.2   

Materials

    6.0   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    5.7   

Commercial & Professional Services

    4.7   

Media

    3.7   

Consumer Services

    3.5   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    3.4   

Energy

    3.2   

Diversified Financials

    3.1   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    2.8   

Real Estate

    2.6   

Automobiles & Components

    2.5   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    2.4   

Household & Personal Products

    2.1   

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.8   

Transportation

    1.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.7   

Telecommunication Services

    1.2   

Utilities

    0.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

22    


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%   
    Automobiles & Components — 2.5%   
    402      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. *     7,730   
    374      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     11,942   
    900      Dana Holding Corp.     18,864   
    880      Federal-Mogul Corp. *     13,429   
    624      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) *     12,555   
    782      Lear Corp.     53,762   
    236      Standard Motor Products, Inc.     7,236   
    307      Tenneco, Inc. *     14,162   
    608      Thor Industries, Inc.     31,148   
    797      TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *     55,049   
     

 

 

 
    Total Automobiles & Components     225,877   
     

 

 

 
    Banks — 6.1%   
    800      Associated Banc Corp.     12,760   
    805      Astoria Financial Corp.     9,901   
    399      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA     9,608   
    548      Bancorpsouth, Inc.     10,620   
    236      Bank of Hawaii Corp.     12,154   
    253      BankUnited, Inc.     7,476   
    119      BofI Holding, Inc. *     7,708   
    181      BOK Financial Corp.     11,600   
    201      Cathay General Bancorp     4,426   
    227      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     9,804   
    260      Community Bank System, Inc.     8,642   
    689      CVB Financial Corp.     8,778   
    77      First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A     15,572   
    633      First Horizon National Corp.     7,001   
    428      First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.     9,728   
    2,946      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     29,755   
    668      FirstMerit Corp.     14,135   
    508      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. *     7,366   
    699      FNB Corp.     8,437   
    1,131      Fulton Financial Corp.     13,674   
    233      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     5,499   
    217      Hancock Holding Co.     6,977   
    3,493      Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     32,101   
    3,122      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     25,725   
    623      International Bancshares Corp.     13,656   
    594      National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     5,964   
    156      NBT Bancorp, Inc.     3,342   
    992      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     14,533   
    405      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     5,403   
    399      OFG Bancorp     6,855   
    722      Old National Bancorp     9,487   
    148      PacWest Bancorp     4,921   
    44      Park National Corp.     3,348   
    745      People’s United Financial, Inc.     10,594   
    819      Popular, Inc. *     25,438   
    204      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     12,199   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Banks — continued   
    510      Provident Financial Services, Inc.     8,252   
    300      Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A     7,923   
    85      Sterling Financial Corp.     2,057   
    854      Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     10,769   
    866      TCF Financial Corp.     12,167   
    484      Trustmark Corp.     12,032   
    225      UMB Financial Corp.     13,439   
    404      Umpqua Holdings Corp.     6,561   
    176      Union First Market Bankshares Corp.     3,765   
    251      United Bankshares, Inc.     6,970   
    1,011      Valley National Bancorp     10,201   
    631      Washington Federal, Inc.     13,182   
    409      Webster Financial Corp.     10,822   
    300      WesBanco, Inc.     8,607   
    120      Westamerica Bancorporation     5,648   
    768      Zions Bancorporation     21,481   
     

 

 

 
    Total Banks     559,063   
     

 

 

 
    Capital Goods — 8.1%   
    498      AAR Corp.     12,495   
    317      Actuant Corp. - Class A     11,323   
    1,120      Aecom Technology Corp. *     32,626   
    463      AGCO Corp.     26,187   
    762      Aircastle Ltd.     12,421   
    179      Albany International Corp. - Class A     5,776   
    406      Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     39,285   
    232      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     11,048   
    247      Barnes Group, Inc.     7,724   
    457      Brady Corp. - Class A     15,081   
    558      Briggs & Stratton Corp.     10,652   
    302      Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV (NY Shares)     18,069   
    83      CIRCOR International, Inc.     4,772   
    79      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     1,193   
    560      Crane Co.     32,150   
    309      Curtiss-Wright Corp.     12,904   
    598      EMCOR Group, Inc.     22,479   
    343      EnerSys     17,589   
    77      Engility Holdings, Inc. *     2,592   
    124      EnPro Industries, Inc. *     7,065   
    168      Esterline Technologies Corp. *     12,817   
    2,261      Exelis, Inc.     33,259   
    142      GATX Corp.     6,427   
    523      General Cable Corp.     15,967   
    188      Griffon Corp.     2,074   
    413      Harsco Corp.     9,718   
    423      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     26,784   
    21      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     1,588   
    273      Idex Corp.     16,208   
    879      ITT Corp.     28,875   
    208      John Bean Technologies Corp.     4,557   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   23


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Capital Goods — continued   
    315      Joy Global, Inc.     15,473   
    185      Kennametal, Inc.     7,866   
    884      Manitowoc Co, Inc. (The)     17,662   
    597      MasTec, Inc. *     18,985   
    1,043      Meritor, Inc. *     7,770   
    326      Moog, Inc. - Class A *     16,561   
    586      Navistar International Corp. *     20,082   
    631      Orbital Sciences Corp. *     10,954   
    834      Oshkosh Corp. *     37,463   
    224      Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A *     5,607   
    605      Terex Corp. *     17,545   
    486      Timken Co. (The)     27,245   
    297      Trinity Industries, Inc.     12,539   
    610      Tutor Perini Corp. *     11,700   
    512      URS Corp.     25,354   
    280      Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A     14,507   
    163      WESCO International, Inc. *     12,024   
     

 

 

 
    Total Capital Goods     741,042   
     

 

 

 
    Commercial & Professional Services — 4.7%   
    553      ABM Industries, Inc.     13,355   
    395      Brink’s Co. (The)     10,203   
    270      Cintas Corp.     12,895   
    96      Consolidated Graphics, Inc. *     5,136   
    695      Deluxe Corp.     27,348   
    195      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     19,399   
    227      Equifax, Inc.     13,414   
    514      FTI Consulting, Inc. *     17,188   
    210      G&K Services, Inc. - Class A     10,802   
    349      Herman Miller, Inc.     8,889   
    281      HNI Corp.     9,408   
    169      ICF International, Inc. *     5,558   
    128      Insperity, Inc.     4,083   
    510      Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A     9,282   
    313      Knoll, Inc.     4,767   
    229      Korn/Ferry International *     4,056   
    926      Manpowergroup, Inc.     60,051   
    242      Mine Safety Appliances Co.     11,648   
    2,245      Pitney Bowes, Inc.     36,638   
    659      Quad Graphics, Inc.     20,653   
    1,427      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     23,802   
    1,737      Steelcase, Inc. - Class A     25,221   
    427      Towers Watson & Co. - Class A     35,121   
    138      TrueBlue, Inc. *     3,356   
    85      UniFirst Corp.     8,150   
    669      United Stationers, Inc.     26,586   
     

 

 

 
    Total Commercial & Professional Services     427,009   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Consumer Durables & Apparel — 3.4%   
    177      Columbia Sportswear Co.     10,016   
    242      Deckers Outdoor Corp. *     14,213   
    310      G-III Apparel Group Ltd. *     14,201   
    536      Hanesbrands, Inc.     31,881   
    1,231      Hasbro, Inc.     56,109   
    333      Helen of Troy Ltd. *     13,380   
    638      Iconix Brand Group, Inc. *     20,939   
    1,082      Jarden Corp. *     46,472   
    1,025      Jones Group, Inc. (The)     15,098   
    400      Leggett & Platt, Inc.     11,568   
    157      NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A     8,726   
    1,213      Quiksilver, Inc. *     6,004   
    278      Skechers U.S.A., Inc. *     8,543   
    307      Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. *     11,823   
    497      Tupperware Brands Corp.     40,143   
    88      Universal Electronics, Inc. *     2,654   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Durables & Apparel     311,770   
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Services — 3.4%   
    968      Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A *     17,976   
    172      Bally Technologies, Inc. *     12,406   
    171      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.     8,384   
    866      Boyd Gaming Corp. *     10,496   
    707      Bridgepoint Education, Inc. *     11,679   
    299      Brinker International, Inc.     11,957   
    1,301      Caesars Entertainment Corp. *     27,932   
    100      Capella Education Co. *     5,435   
    127      CEC Entertainment, Inc.     5,140   
    244      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     24,014   
    766      DeVry, Inc.     22,988   
    108      DineEquity, Inc.     7,157   
    141      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     8,663   
    353      Education Management Corp. *     2,866   
    730      Hillenbrand, Inc.     18,075   
    1,583      International Game Technology     29,903   
    123      International Speedway Corp. - Class A     3,812   
    144      ITT Educational Services, Inc. *     4,149   
    200      Jack in the Box, Inc. *     7,898   
    200      Matthews International Corp. - Class A     7,380   
    151      Outerwall, Inc. *     9,388   
    124      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. *     8,043   
    483      Regis Corp.     7,622   
    327      Scientific Games Corp. - Class A *     4,673   
    483      Service Corp. International     8,733   
    600      Speedway Motorsports, Inc.     10,608   
    158      Weight Watchers International, Inc.     5,678   
    1,601      Wendy’s Co. (The)     12,103   
     

 

 

 
    Total Consumer Services     315,158   
     

 

 

 
 

 

24   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Diversified Financials — 3.0%   
    2,377      American Capital Ltd. *     29,665   
    1,318      Apollo Investment Corp.     10,399   
    1,191      BGC Partners, Inc. - Class A     6,658   
    332      Cash America International, Inc.     14,203   
    114      Credit Acceptance Corp. *     12,261   
    111      DFC Global Corp. *     1,254   
    362      Eaton Vance Corp.     13,955   
    198      Encore Capital Group, Inc. *     8,488   
    248      EZCORP, Inc. - Class A *     4,211   
    168      Green Dot Corp. - Class A *     3,857   
    551      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A     9,246   
    330      Investment Technology Group, Inc. *     5,610   
    985      Janus Capital Group, Inc.     8,235   
    1,794      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)     53,569   
    607      Nelnet, Inc. - Class A     22,993   
    586      PHH Corp. *     12,230   
    205      Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. *     6,665   
    497      Solar Capital Ltd.     10,909   
    210      Stifel Financial Corp. *     8,404   
    470      Waddell and Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A     22,381   
    127      World Acceptance Corp. *     10,880   
     

 

 

 
    Total Diversified Financials     276,073   
     

 

 

 
    Energy — 3.2%   
    848      Alon USA Energy, Inc.     10,532   
    1,443      Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. *     8,774   
    373      Basic Energy Services, Inc. *     4,342   
    255      Bristow Group, Inc.     16,754   
    353      C&J Energy Services, Inc. *     7,247   
    576      CVR Energy, Inc.     24,664   
    734      Delek US Holdings, Inc.     18,247   
    294      Exterran Holdings, Inc. *     8,064   
    400      Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. *     6,436   
    347      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. *     8,685   
    385      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     24,270   
    1,108      Nabors Industries Ltd.     17,063   
    950      Newpark Resources, Inc. *     10,574   
    895      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     17,533   
    360      Renewable Energy Group, Inc. *     5,562   
    659      RPC, Inc.     9,411   
    114      SEACOR Holdings, Inc.     9,471   
    528      Ship Finance International Ltd.     8,163   
    246      Stone Energy Corp. *     6,740   
    414      Superior Energy Services, Inc. *     10,168   
    313      W&T Offshore, Inc.     4,836   
    1,025      Western Refining, Inc.     30,063   
    559      World Fuel Services Corp.     21,326   
     

 

 

 
    Total Energy     288,925   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%   
    159      Andersons, Inc. (The)     10,440   
    135      Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.     6,635   
    410      Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A     10,246   
    7,468      Rite Aid Corp. *     25,839   
    2,723      Safeway, Inc.     70,526   
    3,544      Supervalu, Inc. *     25,410   
    200      Village Super Market, Inc.     6,998   
    220      Weis Markets, Inc.     10,336   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     166,430   
     

 

 

 
    Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.4%   
    687      Chiquita Brands International, Inc. *     8,471   
    733      Dean Foods Co. *     14,044   
    818      Dole Food Co., Inc. *     11,223   
    551      Flowers Foods, Inc.     11,455   
    768      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     22,165   
    516      Ingredion, Inc.     32,477   
    910      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. *     13,950   
    331      Post Holdings, Inc. *     14,134   
    11      Seaboard Corp.     29,480   
    1,314      Smithfield Foods, Inc. *     44,058   
    375      Universal Corp.     18,383   
     

 

 

 
    Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco     219,840   
     

 

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Services — 5.6%   
    955      Alere, Inc. *     29,767   
    1,200      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *     17,448   
    192      Chemed Corp.     13,371   
    1,115      Community Health Systems, Inc.     43,775   
    326      Conmed Corp.     10,135   
    227      Greatbatch, Inc. *     7,711   
    1,849      Health Management Associates, Inc. - Class A *     23,778   
    610      Health Net, Inc. *     18,410   
    647      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     22,088   
    246      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. *     9,997   
    310      Invacare Corp.     4,653   
    710      Kindred Healthcare, Inc.     10,437   
    600      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *     27,138   
    294      Magellan Health Services, Inc. *     16,526   
    338      MedAssets, Inc. *     7,578   
    195      Molina Healthcare, Inc. *     6,511   
    1,037      Omnicare, Inc.     56,382   
    784      Owens & Minor, Inc.     26,742   
    283      Patterson Cos., Inc.     11,286   
    400      PharMerica Corp. *     4,920   
    1,238      Select Medical Holdings Corp.     10,486   
    585      STERIS Corp.     23,921   
    187      Teleflex, Inc.     14,414   
    452      Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     17,651   
    400      Triple-S Management Corp. - Class B *     7,460   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   25


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Health Care Equipment & Services — continued   
    629      Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B     42,615   
    723      Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. *     15,147   
    192      WellCare Health Plans, Inc. *     12,225   
     

 

 

 
    Total Health Care Equipment & Services     512,572   
     

 

 

 
    Household & Personal Products — 2.0%   
    661      Energizer Holdings, Inc.     65,327   
    1,128      Harbinger Group, Inc. *     10,366   
    472      Herbalife Ltd.     28,797   
    316      Inter Parfums, Inc.     8,396   
    282      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A     23,606   
    600      Revlon, Inc. - Class A *     13,428   
    425      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     25,730   
    162      USANA Health Sciences, Inc. *     12,304   
     

 

 

 
    Total Household & Personal Products     187,954   
     

 

 

 
    Insurance — 12.1%   
    255      Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd.     23,391   
    842      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     16,680   
    779      American Financial Group, Inc.     40,142   
    360      American National Insurance Co.     37,789   
    362      AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     12,927   
    517      Arch Capital Group Ltd. *     27,561   
    279      Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     11,394   
    680      Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     24,188   
    898      Assurant, Inc.     47,630   
    1,400      Assured Guaranty Ltd.     27,846   
    1,132      Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     48,665   
    3,498      CNO Financial Group, Inc.     47,538   
    467      Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     23,406   
    77      Enstar Group Ltd. *     10,377   
    376      Everest Re Group Ltd.     51,493   
    200      FBL Financial Group, Inc. - Class A     8,816   
    457      Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - Class A     10,835   
    933      First American Financial Corp.     19,500   
    5,179      Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A *     61,112   
    587      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     31,269   
    953      HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     40,217   
    636      Horace Mann Educators Corp.     16,765   
    200      Kansas City Life Insurance Co.     8,732   
    425      Kemper Corp.     14,429   
    1,021      Maiden Holdings Ltd.     13,355   
    943      MBIA, Inc. *     11,156   
    177      Mercury General Corp.     7,767   
    407      Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.     10,114   
    14      National Western Life Insurance Co. - Class A     2,772   
    590      Old Republic International Corp.     8,378   
    224      OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. - Class A     3,199   
    501      PartnerRe Ltd.     43,662   
    350      Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     20,223   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Insurance — continued   
    828      Primerica, Inc.     30,744   
    180      ProAssurance Corp.     8,485   
    1,052      Protective Life Corp.     43,963   
    578      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     37,460   
    245      RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     21,413   
    72      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     3,610   
    504      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     11,557   
    695      StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     36,362   
    1,552      Symetra Financial Corp.     26,803   
    944      Torchmark Corp.     65,032   
    566      Tower Group International Ltd.     7,998   
    717      Validus Holdings Ltd.     24,815   
    239      W.R. Berkley Corp.     9,828   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insurance     1,111,398   
     

 

 

 
    Materials — 5.9%   
    510      A Schulman, Inc.     13,750   
    991      Avery Dennison Corp.     42,375   
    644      Bemis Co., Inc.     25,625   
    905      Boise, Inc.     7,738   
    217      Cabot Corp.     8,678   
    257      Chemtura Corp. *     5,633   
    114      Clearwater Paper Corp. *     5,433   
    348      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     7,263   
    1,032      Commercial Metals Co.     15,356   
    188      Domtar Corp.     12,408   
    1,008      Ferro Corp. *     7,409   
    1,256      Graphic Packaging Holding Co. *     10,437   
    204      Greif, Inc. - Class A     10,990   
    196      HB Fuller Co.     7,309   
    2,194      Huntsman Corp.     38,395   
    137      Innospec, Inc.     5,606   
    173      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     13,669   
    268      KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.     11,256   
    175      Koppers Holdings, Inc.     6,785   
    373      Kronos Worldwide, Inc.     5,524   
    148      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     6,571   
    349      Olin Corp.     8,062   
    423      OM Group, Inc. *     12,022   
    969      Owens-Illinois, Inc. *     27,510   
    260      Packaging Corp. of America     13,790   
    310      PH Glatfelter Co.     7,942   
    752      PolyOne Corp.     20,319   
    464      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     30,944   
    490      Resolute Forest Products, Inc. *     6,179   
    295      Rock- Tenn Co.- Class A     32,777   
    235      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A     5,934   
    275      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     15,749   
    2,079      Sealed Air Corp.     59,044   
    66      Sensient Technologies Corp.     2,736   
 

 

26   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Materials — continued   
    170      Sonoco Products Co.     6,329   
    106      Tredegar Corp.     2,369   
    764      Worthington Industries, Inc.     25,464   
     

 

 

 
    Total Materials     545,380   
     

 

 

 
    Media — 3.7%   
    1,277      Belo Corp. - Class A     18,057   
    791      Cablevision Systems Corp. - Class A     14,024   
    2,722      Gannett Co., Inc.     65,573   
    255      Harte-Hanks, Inc.     2,117   
    282      John Wiley and Sons, Inc. - Class A     12,352   
    724      LIN Media LLC - Class A *     12,163   
    322      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. *     11,273   
    1,179      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. *     19,878   
    100      MDC Partners, Inc. - Class A     2,238   
    506      Meredith Corp.     21,763   
    1,275      New York Times Co. (The) - Class A *     14,216   
    177      Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. - Class A     5,942   
    1,339      Regal Entertainment Group - Class A     23,955   
    461      Scholastic Corp.     13,604   
    1,047      Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.     25,044   
    501      Starz-Liberty Capital *     12,505   
    631      Valassis Communications, Inc.     17,384   
    82      Washington Post Co. (The) - Class B     46,248   
     

 

 

 
    Total Media     338,336   
     

 

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 2.8%   
    102      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. *     11,629   
    341      Bruker Corp. *     6,834   
    463      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. *     21,321   
    246      Covance, Inc. *     19,936   
    932      Endo Health Solutions, Inc. *     38,296   
    316      Hospira, Inc. *     12,334   
    347      Myriad Genetics, Inc. *     9,081   
    2,009      PDL BioPharma, Inc.     15,951   
    526      PerkinElmer, Inc.     18,920   
    266      Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     17,737   
    360      United Therapeutics Corp. *     25,528   
    2,583      Warner Chilcott Plc. - Class A     55,405   
     

 

 

 
    Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     252,972   
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate — 2.6%   
    442      American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT     8,858   
    1,454      Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT     6,441   
    1,544      ARMOUR Residential, Inc. REIT     6,454   
    831      Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT     9,581   
    705      Brandywine Realty Trust REIT     9,038   
    635      Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT     7,455   
    11,319      Chimera Investment Corp. REIT     33,278   
    808      CommonWealth REIT     19,836   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Real Estate — continued   
    104      EPR Properties REIT     5,094   
    595      Geo Group, Inc. (The) REIT     18,570   
    361      Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT     6,606   
    580      Hospitality Properties Trust REIT     15,672   
    1,143      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT     17,499   
    706      iStar Financial, Inc. REIT *     7,823   
    995      MFA Financial, Inc. REIT     7,164   
    2,030      Newcastle Investment Corp. REIT     10,698   
    1,038      NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT     9,093   
    303      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     5,621   
    397      Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT     8,357   
    519      Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT     9,233   
    1,444      Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT     13,732   
     

 

 

 
    Total Real Estate     236,103   
     

 

 

 
    Retailing — 6.2%   
    900      Aaron’s, Inc.     24,363   
    213      Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A     7,521   
    200      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     16,014   
    413      Aeropostale, Inc. *     3,358   
    368      ANN, Inc. *     12,770   
    388      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. *     19,062   
    389      Ascena Retail Group, Inc. *     6,348   
    409      AutoNation, Inc. *     19,117   
    604      Barnes & Noble, Inc. *     8,257   
    301      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.     5,036   
    396      Big Lots, Inc. *     14,026   
    590      Brown Shoe Co., Inc.     13,228   
    147      Conn’s, Inc. *     9,792   
    200      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     12,620   
    280      Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A     21,353   
    396      Express, Inc. *     8,312   
    259      Finish Line, Inc. (The) - Class A     5,429   
    1,441      GameStop Corp. - Class A     72,353   
    155      Genesco, Inc. *     9,560   
    302      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     23,172   
    650      Guess?, Inc.     19,825   
    327      hhgregg, Inc. *     5,922   
    401      HSN, Inc.     21,598   
    306      Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A     20,080   
    421      Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)     15,851   
    2,886      Office Depot, Inc. *     12,092   
    1,449      OfficeMax, Inc.     15,751   
    546      Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. *     5,192   
    1,150      Penske Auto Group, Inc.     44,884   
    546      Rent-A-Center, Inc.     20,480   
    448      Sears Holdings Corp. *     19,819   
    285      Signet Jewelers Ltd     18,924   
    882      Sonic Automotive, Inc.     19,219   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   27


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Retailing — continued   
    364      Stage Stores, Inc.     6,781   
    226      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     12,749   
     

 

 

 
    Total Retailing     570,858   
     

 

 

 
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%   
    2,352      Amkor Technology, Inc. *     9,432   
    1,198      First Solar, Inc. *     43,991   
    1,245      GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. *     8,043   
    156      International Rectifier Corp. *     3,725   
    481      Intersil Corp. - Class A     4,988   
    3,159      Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     38,255   
    280      Microsemi Corp. *     7,207   
    1,160      PMC-Sierra, Inc. *     7,227   
    1,603      SunEdison, Inc. *     11,798   
    699      SunPower Corp. *     15,021   
     

 

 

 
    Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     149,687   
     

 

 

 
    Software & Services — 7.5%   
    336      Acxiom Corp. *     8,360   
    1,565      Amdocs Ltd.     57,686   
    469      AOL, Inc. *     15,444   
    506      AVG Technologies NV *     10,965   
    342      BMC Software, Inc. *     15,732   
    1,816      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     36,738   
    534      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     15,892   
    244      CACI International, Inc. - Class A *     16,446   
    1,408      Computer Sciences Corp.     70,611   
    834      Compuware Corp.     8,899   
    1,051      Convergys Corp.     18,529   
    351      CoreLogic, Inc. *     9,021   
    510      CSG Systems International, Inc.     12,005   
    325      DST Systems, Inc.     23,195   
    1,287      EarthLink, Inc.     6,332   
    203      EPIQ Systems, Inc.     2,487   
    100      ePlus, Inc.     5,195   
    409      Euronet Worldwide, Inc. *     14,049   
    188      Fair Isaac Corp.     9,415   
    391      Global Payments, Inc.     18,631   
    163      Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     6,023   
    157      IAC/InterActiveCorp     7,707   
    423      j2 Global, Inc.     20,828   
    596      Lender Processing Services, Inc.     19,012   
    58      Manhattan Associates, Inc. *     5,075   
    504      Mantech International Corp. - Class A     14,339   
    899      Mentor Graphics Corp.     19,922   
    335      NeuStar, Inc. - Class A *     16,931   
    647      Rovi Corp. *     11,601   
    3,549      SAIC, Inc.     53,483   
    326      Solera Holdings, Inc.     16,828   
    521      Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *     8,873   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Software & Services — continued   
    505      Synopsys, Inc. *     18,311   
    588      TeleTech Holdings, Inc. *     14,388   
    568      Total System Services, Inc.     15,717   
    552      Unisys Corp. *     13,888   
    1,538      United Online, Inc.     12,073   
    579      Valueclick, Inc. *     12,252   
    245      Verint Systems, Inc. *     8,122   
    230      VistaPrint NV *     12,245   
     

 

 

 
    Total Software & Services     683,250   
     

 

 

 
    Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.4%   
    415      Anixter International, Inc. *     34,677   
    1,080      Arris Group, Inc. *     16,924   
    1,008      Arrow Electronics, Inc. *     46,791   
    1,152      Avnet, Inc. *     44,421   
    1,189      AVX Corp.     15,303   
    435      Belden, Inc.     24,673   
    500      Benchmark Electronics, Inc. *     10,985   
    3,586      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. *     26,536   
    262      Checkpoint Systems, Inc. *     3,844   
    376      Diebold, Inc.     10,633   
    295      Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A     9,272   
    421      Electronics for Imaging, Inc. *     12,327   
    614      Emulex Corp. *     4,421   
    940      FLIR Systems, Inc.     29,403   
    1,157      Harris Corp.     65,521   
    1,763      Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A *     38,962   
    719      Insight Enterprises, Inc. *     13,740   
    256      InterDigital, Inc.     9,098   
    216      Itron, Inc. *     8,091   
    633      Jabil Circuit, Inc.     14,445   
    859      Lexmark International, Inc.     29,344   
    400      PC Connection, Inc.     5,940   
    107      Plexus Corp. *     3,503   
    620      Polycom, Inc. *     6,157   
    1,242      Sanmina Corp. *     20,207   
    143      Scansource, Inc. *     4,430   
    467      SYNNEX Corp. *     22,187   
    479      Tech Data Corp. *     23,548   
    1,671      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. *     20,470   
    281      Zebra Technologies Corp. *     12,814   
     

 

 

 
    Total Technology Hardware & Equipment     588,667   
     

 

 

 
    Telecommunication Services — 1.2%   
    58      Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.     2,740   
    9,532      Frontier Communications Corp.     41,273   
    300      IDT Corp. - Class B     4,986   
    781      Leap Wireless International, Inc. *     11,856   
    1,323      NII Holdings, Inc. *     7,911   
    233      Premiere Global Services, Inc. *     2,255   
 

 

28   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
     
    Telecommunication Services — continued   
    553      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     15,313   
    2,172      Vonage Holdings Corp. *     6,777   
    1,785      Windstream Corp.     14,405   
     

 

 

 
    Total Telecommunication Services     107,516   
     

 

 

 
    Transportation — 1.7%   
    269      Alaska Air Group, Inc.     15,231   
    80      Amerco     13,088   
    812      Avis Budget Group, Inc. *     21,737   
    158      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     20,663   
    1,257      JetBlue Airways Corp. *     7,731   
    135      Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC     7,255   
    715      Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. *     7,986   
    382      Ryder System, Inc.     21,243   
    721      Skywest, Inc.     9,294   
    1,257      US Airways Group, Inc. *     20,313   
    510      UTi Worldwide, Inc.     8,420   
     

 

 

 
    Total Transportation     152,961   
     

 

 

 
    Utilities — 0.8%   
    210      Avista Corp.     5,517   
    122      Black Hills Corp.     5,859   
    400      PNM Resources, Inc.     8,764   
    410      Portland General Electric Co.     11,812   
    892      UGI Corp.     34,966   
    132      UNS Energy Corp.     6,036   
     

 

 

 
    Total Utilities     72,954   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $7,539,368)     9,041,795   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.6%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 1.6%   
    5,765      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     144,127   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $144,150)     144,127   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.3%   
    30,891      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     30,891   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $30,891)     30,891   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $7,714,409)     9,216,813   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.6%)     (51,163
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $9,165,650   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 30.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   29


GMO Trust Funds

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

30   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Quality Fund     Real Estate
Fund
    U.S.
Core Equity
Fund
    U.S. Flexible
Equities Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 13,238,778,643      $ 11,098,593      $ 1,348,576,222      $ 6,938,359,667   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     160,034,000        123,975        32,715,073        77,859,118   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     11,597,010               58,096          

Dividends and interest receivable

     39,653,861        5,482        3,632,591        21,793,578   

Foreign taxes receivable

     10,854,017                      1,468,078   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     165,323        5,508        29,667        87,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     13,461,082,854        11,233,558        1,385,011,649        7,039,568,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     31,403,382                      5,504,958   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

        

Management fee

     3,877,469        3,240        372,158        2,026,620   

Shareholder service fee

     1,282,086        1,473        82,530        372,554   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     1,736        5        186        930   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     13,792        4        1,388        8,024   

Accrued expenses

     671,936        35,009        146,322        353,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     37,250,401        39,731        602,584        8,266,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 13,423,832,453      $ 11,193,827      $ 1,384,409,065      $ 7,031,301,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 10,555,298,437      $ 12,132,243      $ 1,590,063,747      $ 5,986,837,185   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     146,858,487        216,557        13,665,791        73,800,070   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     577,146,832        (3,330,778     (395,644,807     358,819,646   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,144,528,697        2,175,805        176,324,334        611,844,432 (c) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 13,423,832,453      $ 11,193,827      $ 1,384,409,065      $ 7,031,301,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

        

Class III shares

   $ 6,082,542,244      $ 11,193,827      $ 177,328,936      $ 290,356,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $ 2,676,163,370      $      $ 45,642,090      $ 104,678,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V shares

   $ 340,221,188      $      $      $ 220,949,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $ 4,324,905,651      $      $ 1,161,438,039      $ 6,415,317,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

        

Class III

     245,401,753        1,209,227        11,297,015        26,691,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

     107,860,293               2,912,347        9,621,963   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V

     13,711,914                      20,305,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

     174,361,292               74,186,100        589,482,187   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

        

Class III

   $ 24.79      $ 9.26      $ 15.70      $ 10.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

   $ 24.81      $      $ 15.67      $ 10.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V

   $ 24.81      $      $      $ 10.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

   $ 24.80      $      $ 15.66      $ 10.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 11,094,144,349      $ 8,922,763      $ 1,172,246,961      $ 6,326,506,104   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 160,034,000      $ 124,000      $ 32,720,000      $ 77,875,397   

(c)      As of August 31, 2013, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. federal income tax purposes exceed this amount by $522,185,132. See Note 2.

         

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   31


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     U.S. Growth
Fund
    U.S. Intrinsic
Value Fund
    U.S.
Small/Mid
Cap Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 2,446,990      $ 11,619,061      $ 9,072,686   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     61,971        126,987        144,127   

Dividends receivable

     4,590        34,699        10,417   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     7,719        6,014        7,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,521,270        11,786,761        9,235,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

      

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

      

Management fee

     660        3,171        3,750   

Shareholder service fee

     319        1,535        1,238   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     5        5        5   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     3,868        482        537   

Accrued expenses

     54,300        41,025        63,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     59,152        46,218        69,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,462,118      $ 11,740,543      $ 9,165,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,367,423      $ 10,592,887      $ 8,302,164   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     13,532        101,584        88,560   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (265,076     (968,760     (727,478

Net unrealized appreciation

     346,239        2,014,832        1,502,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,462,118      $ 11,740,543      $ 9,165,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

      

Class III shares

   $ 2,462,118      $ 11,740,543      $ 9,165,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

      

Class III

     116,598        1,135,984        828,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

      

Class III

   $ 21.12      $ 10.34      $ 11.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 2,100,733      $ 9,604,201      $ 7,570,259   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 61,989      $ 127,015      $ 144,150   

 

32   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Quality Fund     Real Estate
Fund
    U.S.
Core Equity
Fund
    U.S. Flexible
Equities Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

     

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 186,420,722      $ 252,305      $ 17,140,648      $ 89,594,658   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     44,830        26        6,480        18,600   

Interest

                          6,790   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     186,465,552        252,331        17,147,128        89,620,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

     

Management fee (Note 5)

     23,228,355        20,393        2,413,491        12,462,262   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     5,033,157        9,269        143,591        235,512   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

     1,288,782               23,406        54,715   

Shareholder service fee – Class V (Note 5)

     166,865                      107,200   

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

     1,242,854               362,676        1,892,664   

Audit and tax fees

     39,376        26,680        32,108        34,776   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     730,848        3,220        111,964        398,452   

Legal fees

     132,940        184        19,504        71,668   

Registration fees

     18,334        1,472        13,524          

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     70,877        13        7,990        39,228   

Miscellaneous

     54,464        3,317        9,016        17,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     32,006,852        64,548        3,137,270        15,314,233   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (965,474     (34,868     (179,952     (517,132

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (1,018            (81     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     31,040,360        29,680        2,957,237        14,797,097   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     155,425,192        222,651        14,189,891        74,822,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     711,205,356        480,559        131,326,604        226,805,279   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     35,092                        

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     11,443        5        2,291        7,065   

Futures contracts

                   630,294          

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     9,009                      (3,932
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     711,260,900        480,564        131,959,189        226,808,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (72,811,771     (1,294,286     (12,124,284     147,458,098   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     34,236        (25     (4,927     (16,279

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (307,442                   41,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (73,084,977     (1,294,311     (12,129,211     147,483,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     638,175,923        (813,747     119,829,978        374,292,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 793,601,115      $ (591,096   $ 134,019,869      $ 449,115,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $ 4,234,670      $      $ 4,118      $ 975,927   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   33


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

 

     U.S. Growth
Fund
    U.S. Intrinsic
Value Fund
    U.S.
Small/Mid
Cap Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 22,190      $ 134,386      $ 123,085   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     21        43        27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     22,211        134,429        123,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

   

Management fee (Note 5)

     3,747        18,157        21,625   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     1,813        8,786        7,208   

Audit and tax fees

     26,588        26,680        26,220   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     9,936        6,992        18,768   

Legal fees

     92        184        184   

Registration fees

     10,948        369        368   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     11        25        17   

Miscellaneous

     3,593        3,317        3,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     56,728        64,510        77,706   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (51,060     (37,445     (48,760
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,668        27,065        28,946   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     16,543        107,364        94,166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     200,898        640,611        974,174   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     16        20          

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     10        11        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     200,924        640,642        974,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     26,351        286,272        67,890   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (18     (28     (23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     26,333        286,244        67,867   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     227,257        926,886        1,042,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 243,800      $ 1,034,250      $ 1,136,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $      $ 99      $ 2   

 

34   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

       Quality Fund     Real Estate Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 155,425,192      $ 315,771,405      $ 222,651      $ 379,166   

Net realized gain (loss)

       711,260,900        2,045,996,302        480,564        3,018,592   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (73,084,977     (719,788,500     (1,294,311     (1,017,892
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       793,601,115        1,641,979,207        (591,096     2,379,866   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income:

          

Class III

       (16,796,606     (137,196,073     (69,253     (363,749

Class IV

       (6,621,507     (44,679,254              

Class V

       (936,209     (14,094,928              

Class VI

       (12,079,246     (158,091,736              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (36,433,568     (354,061,991     (69,253     (363,749
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

          

Class III

       (88,342,453     (483,233,958              

Class IV

       (33,694,376     (147,678,743              

Class V

       (4,813,792     (59,475,556              

Class VI

       (59,961,096     (562,432,264              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (186,811,717     (1,252,820,521              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (902,397,482     19,370,394        (25,138     (6,517,944

Class IV

       532,066,009        (7,262,944              

Class V

       (133,710,772     (109,175,865              

Class VI

       670,416        (5,550,855,897              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (503,371,829     (5,647,924,312     (25,138     (6,517,944
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       66,984,001        (5,612,827,617     (685,487     (4,501,827
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       13,356,848,452        18,969,676,069        11,879,314        16,381,141   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 13,423,832,453      $ 13,356,848,452      $ 11,193,827      $ 11,879,314   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 146,858,487      $ 27,866,863      $ 216,557      $ 63,159   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   35


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       U.S. Core Equity Fund     U.S. Flexible Equities Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Period from
July 20, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 14,189,891      $ 29,448,199      $ 74,822,951      $ 90,847,720   

Net realized gain (loss)

       131,959,189        181,929,616        226,808,412        58,426,198   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (12,129,211     (32,431,599     147,483,659        464,360,773   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       134,019,869        178,946,216        449,115,022        613,634,691   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (585,334     (4,527,823     (608,516     (3,426,484

Class IV

       (149,258     (921,941     (254,564     (890,607

Class V

                     (504,511     (2,831,312

Class VI

       (4,672,547     (24,844,302     (15,997,437     (67,911,797

Class M*

              (14,539              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (5,407,139     (30,308,605     (17,365,028     (75,060,200
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

          

Class III

                     (3,616,997     (10,566,065

Class IV

                     (1,409,815     (2,673,452

Class V

                     (2,839,677     (8,429,706

Class VI

                     (86,852,223     (199,479,502
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

                     (94,718,712     (221,148,725
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (26,450,860     (94,495,604     (65,547,635     320,872,313   

Class IV

       (2,740,354     (12,709,327     15,147,457        81,458,975   

Class V

                     (71,754,497     263,621,518   

Class VI

       (197,342,188     33,705,448        (376,550,283     6,209,596,437   

Class M*

              (1,316,104              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (226,533,402     (74,815,587     (498,704,958     6,875,549,243   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (97,920,672     73,822,024        (161,673,676     7,192,975,009   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       1,482,329,737        1,408,507,713        7,192,975,009          
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 1,384,409,065      $ 1,482,329,737      $ 7,031,301,333      $ 7,192,975,009   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 13,665,791      $ 4,883,039      $ 73,800,070      $ 16,342,147   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class M liquidated on January 31, 2013.

 

36   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       U.S. Growth Fund   U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28, 2013
  Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28, 2013

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                  

Operations:

                  

Net investment income (loss)

       $ 16,543       $ 36,589       $ 107,364       $ 221,239  

Net realized gain (loss)

         200,924         407,809         640,642         584,610  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

         26,333         (138,954 )       286,244         767,306  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

         243,800         305,444         1,034,250         1,573,155  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

                  

Net investment income

                  

Class III

         (4,022 )       (41,222 )       (25,052 )       (233,283 )

Class M*

                 (10,643 )                
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

         (4,022 )       (51,865 )       (25,052 )       (233,283 )
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gains

                  

Class III

         (10,271 )       (330,487 )                

Class M*

                 (99,092 )                
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

         (10,271 )       (429,579 )                
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

                  

Class III

         10,970         500,197         41,084         193,516  

Class M*

                 (552,162 )                
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

         10,970         (51,965 )       41,084         193,516  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

         240,477         (227,965 )       1,050,282         1,533,388  
Net assets:           

Beginning of period

         2,221,641         2,449,606         10,690,261         9,156,873  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

       $ 2,462,118       $ 2,221,641       $ 11,740,543       $ 10,690,261  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

       $ 13,532       $ 1,011       $ 101,584       $ 19,272  
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Class M liquidated on January 31, 2013.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   37


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund  
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 94,166      $ 195,131   

Net realized gain (loss)

     974,179        552,979   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     67,867        718,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     1,136,212        1,466,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

    

Class III

     (34,384     (168,939
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (34,384     (168,939
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

    

Class III

     (1,734,312     (1,110,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     (1,734,312     (1,110,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

    

Class III

     5,412        7,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

     (1,728,900     (1,102,461
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (627,072     195,383   
Net assets:   

Beginning of period

     9,792,722        9,597,339   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 9,165,650      $ 9,792,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 88,560      $ 28,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

38   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

QUALITY FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 23.81       $ 23.41       $ 20.81       $ 18.99       $ 14.17       $ 20.56       $ 23.83       $ 23.42       $ 20.83       $ 19.01       $ 14.19       $ 20.57  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.27         0.47         0.43         0.36         0.33         0.37         0.29         0.49         0.44         0.38         0.34         0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.12         2.24         2.58         1.82         4.83         (6.30 )       1.10         2.24         2.57         1.81         4.83         (6.30 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.39         2.71         3.01         2.18         5.16         (5.93 )       1.39         2.73         3.01         2.19         5.17         (5.91 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.07 )       (0.51 )       (0.41 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.34 )       (0.07 )       (0.52 )       (0.42 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )

From net realized gains

      (0.34 )       (1.80 )                               (0.12 )       (0.34 )       (1.80 )                               (0.12 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.41 )       (2.31 )       (0.41 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.46 )       (0.41 )       (2.32 )       (0.42 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.47 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.79       $ 23.81       $ 23.41       $ 20.81       $ 18.99       $ 14.17       $ 24.81       $ 23.83       $ 23.42       $ 20.83       $ 19.01       $ 14.19  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      5.81 %**       12.39 %       14.71 %       11.67 %       36.73 %       (29.37 )%       5.81 %**       12.47 %       14.70 %       11.71 %       36.73 %       (29.27 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 6,082,542       $ 6,682,281       $ 6,539,510       $ 5,288,776       $ 4,119,119       $ 1,952,579       $ 2,676,163       $ 2,079,055       $ 2,035,597       $ 1,662,542       $ 1,132,006       $ 787,276  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)

      0.48 %(c)*       0.48 %(c)       0.48 %(c)       0.48 %(c)       0.48 %       0.48 %       0.44 %(c)*       0.44 %(c)       0.44 %(c)       0.44 %(c)       0.44 %       0.44 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      2.16 %*       2.02 %       2.01 %       1.88 %       1.88 %       2.03 %       2.24 %*       2.09 %       2.04 %       1.95 %       1.97 %       2.11 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      21 %**       34 %       40 %       32 %       28 %       36 %       21 %**       34 %       40 %       32 %       28 %       36 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.01 %*       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %
                                               
    Class V Shares   Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 23.82       $ 23.42       $ 20.82       $ 19.00       $ 14.17       $ 20.56       $ 23.82       $ 23.41       $ 20.82       $ 19.00       $ 14.18       $ 20.57  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.28         0.48         0.44         0.38         0.34         0.39         0.29         0.49         0.45         0.38         0.35         0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.12         2.25         2.58         1.81         4.84         (6.30 )       1.10         2.25         2.57         1.81         4.82         (6.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.40         2.73         3.02         2.19         5.18         (5.91 )       1.39         2.74         3.02         2.19         5.17         (5.91 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.07 )       (0.53 )       (0.42 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.07 )       (0.53 )       (0.43 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )

From net realized gains

      (0.34 )       (1.80 )                               (0.12 )       (0.34 )       (1.80 )                               (0.12 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.41 )       (2.33 )       (0.42 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.48 )       (0.41 )       (2.33 )       (0.43 )       (0.37 )       (0.35 )       (0.48 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.81       $ 23.82       $ 23.42       $ 20.82       $ 19.00       $ 14.17       $ 24.80       $ 23.82       $ 23.41       $ 20.82       $ 19.00       $ 14.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      5.85 %**       12.45 %       14.74 %       11.73 %       36.87 %       (29.31 )%       5.82 %**       12.53 %       14.76 %       11.77 %       36.81 %       (29.28 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 340,221       $ 455,097       $ 578,367       $ 371,927       $ 551,272       $ 637,834       $ 4,324,906       $ 4,140,416       $ 9,816,202       $ 8,913,391       $ 9,156,696       $ 5,273,791  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)

      0.42 %(c)*       0.41 %(c)       0.42 %(c)       0.42 %(c)       0.42 %       0.42 %       0.39 %(c)*       0.38 %(c)       0.39 %(c)       0.39 %(c)       0.39 %       0.39 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      2.23 %*       2.05 %       2.08 %       1.96 %       1.98 %       2.11 %       2.26 %*       2.10 %       2.09 %       1.99 %       2.00 %       2.16 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      21 %**       34 %       40 %       32 %       28 %       36 %       21 %**       34 %       40 %       32 %       28 %       36 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.01 %*       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   39


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

REAL ESTATE FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
    2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 9.80       $ 8.63       $ 8.23       $ 6.16       $ 3.34       $ 7.85  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.18         0.24         0.20         0.18         0.21         0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.66 )       1.16         0.34         2.11         2.76         (4.40 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.48 )       1.40         0.54         2.29         2.97         (4.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.06 )       (0.23 )       (0.14 )       (0.22 )       (0.15 )       (0.29 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.06 )       (0.23 )       (0.14 )       (0.22 )       (0.15 )       (0.42 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.26       $ 9.80       $ 8.63       $ 8.23       $ 6.16       $ 3.34  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      (4.96 )%**       16.35 %       6.76 %       38.19 %       89.86 %       (54.45 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 11,194       $ 11,879       $ 16,381       $ 15,736       $ 14,112       $ 8,299  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.48 %(b)*       0.48 %(b)       0.48 %(b)       0.48 %(b)       0.48 %(c)       0.48 %(c)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.60 %*       2.60 %       2.50 %       2.50 %       4.18 %       4.44 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      14 %**       25 %       13 %       25 %       34 %       29 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.56 %*       0.45 %       0.45 %       0.58 %       0.55 %       0.41 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

40   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. CORE EQUITY FUND

 

     Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 14.51       $ 13.06       $ 12.00       $ 10.57       $ 7.65       $ 12.05       $ 14.48       $ 13.04       $ 11.98       $ 10.55       $ 7.63       $ 12.02  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.14         0.26         0.22         0.18         0.17         0.18         0.14         0.27         0.22         0.18         0.17         0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       1.10         1.47         1.08         1.43         2.93         (4.40 )       1.10         1.46         1.08         1.43         2.93         (4.39 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.24         1.73         1.30         1.61         3.10         (4.22 )       1.24         1.73         1.30         1.61         3.10         (4.20 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                                

From net investment income

       (0.05 )       (0.28 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.05 )       (0.29 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.19 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.05 )       (0.28 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.05 )       (0.29 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.19 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 15.70       $ 14.51       $ 13.06       $ 12.00       $ 10.57       $ 7.65       $ 15.67       $ 14.48       $ 13.04       $ 11.98       $ 10.55       $ 7.63  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       8.54 %**       13.40 %       11.00 %       15.42 %       40.85 %       (35.39 )%       8.57 %**       13.40 %       11.05 %       15.47 %       41.04 %       (35.36 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 177,329       $ 188,363       $ 259,751       $ 393,523       $ 519,309       $ 509,120       $ 45,642       $ 44,849       $ 52,486       $ 163,627       $ 415,267       $ 286,333  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)

       0.46 %(c)*       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %       0.46 %       0.41 %(c)*       0.41 %(c)       0.41 %(c)       0.41 %(c)       0.41 %       0.41 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       1.74 %*       1.95 %       1.82 %       1.68 %       1.73 %       1.70 %       1.78 %*       2.01 %       1.88 %       1.68 %       1.76 %       1.78 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       34 %**       79 %       61 %       96 %       52 %       62 %       34 %**       79 %       61 %       96 %       52 %       62 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.02 %*       0.02 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.02 %       0.02 %*       0.02 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.02 %

 

    Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
    2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning
of period

    $ 14.47       $ 13.02       $ 11.97       $ 10.54       $ 7.63       $ 12.02  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment
operations:

                       

Net investment
income (loss)†

      0.14         0.28         0.23         0.20         0.17         0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.10         1.46         1.07         1.42         2.93         (4.38 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.24         1.74         1.30         1.62         3.10         (4.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions
to shareholders:

                       

From net
investment
income

      (0.05 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )       (0.19 )       (0.19 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.05 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )       (0.19 )       (0.19 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value,
end of period

    $ 15.66       $ 14.47       $ 13.02       $ 11.97       $ 10.54       $ 7.63  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      8.58 %**       13.56 %       11.06 %       15.59 %       40.96 %       (35.33 )%

Ratios/
Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,161,438       $ 1,249,117       $ 1,095,053       $ 1,129,978       $ 1,069,030       $ 858,170  

Net expenses to average daily
net assets(b)

      0.37 %(c)*       0.37 %(c)       0.37 %(c)       0.37 %(c)       0.37 %       0.37 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      1.84 %*       2.08 %       1.93 %       1.80 %       1.80 %       1.78 %

Portfolio
turnover rate

      34 %**       79 %       61 %       96 %       52 %       62 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily
net assets:

      0.02 %*       0.02 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.02 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   41


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. FLEXIBLE EQUITIES FUND

 

     Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
July 23, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
2013
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
July 23, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
2013

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.42       $ 9.90       $ 10.42       $ 9.90  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.10         0.13         0.11         0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.52         0.83         0.51         0.83  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.62         0.96         0.62         0.96  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                

From net investment income

       (0.02 )       (0.11 )       (0.02 )       (0.11 )

From net realized gains

       (0.14 )       (0.33 )       (0.14 )       (0.33 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.16 )       (0.44 )       (0.16 )       (0.44 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 10.88       $ 10.42       $ 10.88       $ 10.42  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       5.93 %**       9.91 %**       5.95 %**       9.94 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 290,356       $ 340,489       $ 104,679       $ 86,508  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)(c)

       0.48 %*       0.48 %*       0.44 %*       0.44 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       1.88 %*       2.05 %*       1.98 %*       2.09 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       16 %**       21 %**       16 %**       21 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.01 %*       0.02 %*       0.01 %*       0.02 %*
                
     Class V Shares   Class VI Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
July 23, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
2013
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
July 20, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
2013

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.42       $ 9.90       $ 10.42       $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.11         0.13         0.11         0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.51         0.83         0.52         0.73  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.62         0.96         0.63         0.86  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                

From net investment income

       (0.02 )       (0.11 )       (0.03 )       (0.11 )

From net realized gains

       (0.14 )       (0.33 )       (0.14 )       (0.33 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.16 )       (0.44 )       (0.17 )       (0.44 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 10.88       $ 10.42       $ 10.88       $ 10.42  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       5.94 %**       9.95 %**       5.95 %**       8.87 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 220,949       $ 279,589       $ 6,415,317       $ 6,486,389  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)(c)

       0.42 %*       0.42 %*       0.39 %*       0.39 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       1.91 %*       2.11 %*       1.99 %*       2.10 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       16 %**       21 %**       16 %**       21 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.01 %*       0.02 %*       0.01 %*       0.02 %*

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

42   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. GROWTH FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
    2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 19.14       $ 20.51       $ 17.59       $ 14.61       $ 10.47       $ 15.82  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.14         0.31         0.23         0.16         0.21         0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.96         2.10         2.96         3.00         4.15         (5.32 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      2.10         2.41         3.19         3.16         4.36         (5.14 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.03 )       (0.43 )       (0.27 )       (0.18 )       (0.22 )       (0.21 )

From net realized gains

      (0.09 )       (3.35 )                                
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.12 )       (3.78 )       (0.27 )       (0.18 )       (0.22 )       (0.21 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 21.12       $ 19.14       $ 20.51       $ 17.59       $ 14.61       $ 10.47  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      10.99 %(b)**       12.79 %(c)       18.39 %(d)       21.76 %(e)       41.94 %       (32.84 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 2,462       $ 2,222       $ 1,848       $ 1,908       $ 40,521       $ 34,758  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.47 %*(f)       0.47 %(f)       0.47 %(f)       0.46 %(f)(g)       0.46 %       0.46 %(g)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      1.37 %*       1.55 %       1.26 %       1.09 %       1.60 %       1.19 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      34 %**       66 %       52 %       61 %       118 %       70 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      4.22 %*       4.53 %       4.61 %       1.40 %       0.33 %       0.19 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Litigation proceeds received during the period had a positive impact on total return adding approximately 2.82%.
(c)  Litigation proceeds received during the fiscal year had a positive impact on total return adding approximately 1.29%.
(d)  Litigation proceeds received during the fiscal year had a positive impact on total return adding approximately 5.24%.
(e) Litigation proceeds received during the fiscal year had a positive impact on total return adding approximately 3.84%.
(f)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(g)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   43


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. INTRINSIC VALUE FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
    2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 9.44       $ 8.25       $ 7.83       $ 6.53       $ 4.55       $ 7.86  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.09         0.20         0.15         0.11         0.10         0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.83         1.20         0.41         1.30         1.98         (3.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.92         1.40         0.56         1.41         2.08         (3.17 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.02 )       (0.21 )       (0.14 )       (0.11 )       (0.10 )       (0.14 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02 )       (0.21 )       (0.14 )       (0.11 )       (0.10 )       (0.14 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.34       $ 9.44       $ 8.25       $ 7.83       $ 6.53       $ 4.55  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      9.77 %**       17.19 %       7.28 %       21.81 %(b)       45.95 %       (40.83 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 11,741       $ 10,690       $ 9,157       $ 8,574       $ 7,020       $ 4,838  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.46 %*(c)       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %(c)       0.46 %       0.46 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      1.83 %*       2.27 %       1.89 %       1.59 %       1.70 %       1.94 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      26 %**       53 %       74 %       53 %       54 %       57 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.64 %*       0.81 %       0.98 %       1.30 %       1.22 %       0.43 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b) Litigation proceeds received during the fiscal year had a positive impact on total return adding 1.35%.
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

44   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. SMALL/MID CAP FUND

 

    Class III Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.88      $ 8.51      $ 8.24      $ 6.53      $ 4.44      $ 7.36   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)†

    0.11        0.19        0.06        0.07        0.07        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.11        1.35        0.30        1.71        2.10        (2.92
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.22        1.54        0.36        1.78        2.17        (2.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

    (0.04     (0.17     (0.09     (0.07     (0.08     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.17     (0.09     (0.07     (0.08     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.06      $ 9.88      $ 8.51      $ 8.24      $ 6.53      $ 4.44   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

    12.35 %**      18.32     4.52     27.43     49.15     (38.76 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 9,166      $ 9,793      $ 9,597      $ 13,060      $ 11,244      $ 13,119   

Net expenses to average daily net assets

    0.60 %(b)     0.52 %(b)      0.46 %(b)(c)      0.46 %(b)      0.46     0.46

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

    1.96 %*      2.16     0.78     1.02     1.27     1.46

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 %**      79     172     106     175     73

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

    1.01 %*      1.51     1.38     0.81     0.65     0.43

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

  $ 0.01      $ 0.01      $ 0.08      $ 0.00 (d)    $ 0.02      $ 0.02   
(a) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  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.   45


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Quality Fund, Real Estate Fund, U.S. Core Equity Fund, U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, U.S. Growth Fund, U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund, and U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds. The Funds may also invest in other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”).

The following table provides information about the Funds’ principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Quality Fund   Not Applicable   Total return
Real Estate Fund   MSCI U.S. REIT Index   High total return
U.S. Core Equity Fund   S&P 500 Index   High total return
U.S. Flexible Equities Fund   Russell 3000 Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
U.S. Growth Fund   Russell 1000 Growth Index   Long-term capital growth
U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund   Russell 1000 Value Index   Long-term capital growth
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund   Russell 2500 Index   Long-term capital growth

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund currently limits subscriptions.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk. Shares of open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that

 

46    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Funds that were valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities

 

   
Fund Name   Fair valued using inputs
obtained from
an independent
pricing service
 

Quality Fund

    11

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    5

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

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

 

    47


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Quality Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 17,350,809      $      —      $ 17,350,809   

Belgium

           32,595,113               32,595,113   

Denmark

           16,542,003               16,542,003   

France

           134,581,895               134,581,895   

Germany

           45,123,264               45,123,264   

Japan

           227,491,670               227,491,670   

Netherlands

           85,270,690               85,270,690   

Switzerland

           314,699,544               314,699,544   

United Kingdom

           551,089,825               551,089,825   

United States

    11,764,696,045                      11,764,696,045   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    11,764,696,045        1,424,744,813               13,189,440,858   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    160,034,000                      160,034,000   

Short-Term Investments

    49,337,785                      49,337,785   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    11,974,067,830        1,424,744,813               13,398,812,643   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,974,067,830      $ 1,424,744,813      $      $ 13,398,812,643   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Real Estate Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

  $ 11,054,154      $      $      $ 11,054,154   

Mutual Funds

    123,975                      123,975   

Short-Term Investments

    44,439                      44,439   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    11,222,568                      11,222,568   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,222,568      $      $      $ 11,222,568   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S Core Equity Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

  $ 1,344,750,192      $      $      $ 1,344,750,192   

Mutual Funds

    32,715,073                      32,715,073   

Short-Term Investments

    3,826,030                      3,826,030   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,381,291,295                      1,381,291,295   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,381,291,295      $      $      $ 1,381,291,295   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 8,118,440      $      $ 8,118,440   

France

           55,652,433               55,652,433   

Switzerland

           111,545,260               111,545,260   

United Kingdom

           169,350,221               169,350,221   

United States

    6,460,755,904                      6,460,755,904   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    6,460,755,904        344,666,354               6,805,422,258   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    77,859,118                      77,859,118   

Short-Term Investments

    132,937,409                      132,937,409   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    6,671,552,431        344,666,354               7,016,218,785   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,671,552,431      $ 344,666,354      $      $ 7,016,218,785   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Growth Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

  $ 2,433,341      $      $      —      $ 2,433,341   

Mutual Funds

    61,971                      61,971   

Short-Term Investments

    13,649                      13,649   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,508,961                      2,508,961   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,508,961      $      $      $ 2,508,961   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

  $ 11,592,226      $      $      $ 11,592,226   

Mutual Funds

    126,987                      126,987   

Rights/Warrants

    2,992                      2,992   

Short-Term Investments

    23,843                      23,843   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    11,746,048                      11,746,048   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,746,048      $      $      $ 11,746,048   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

  $ 9,041,795      $      $      $ 9,041,795   

Mutual Funds

    144,127                      144,127   

Short-Term Investments

    30,891                      30,891   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    9,216,813                      9,216,813   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,216,813      $      $      $ 9,216,813   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

All of the Funds’ common stocks except for Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund held at period end are classified as Level 1. The classifications for Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund are shown in the tables above. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed categorization of common stocks.

The underlying funds held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

    49


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark-to-market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Taxes and distributions

Each 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”). Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. 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 jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

Each Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions of its net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Each Fund also intends to distribute net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically, distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each Fund on the ex-dividend date.

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

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

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 likely 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. Flexible Equities Fund’s initial holdings consisted of securities contributed to it by Quality Fund, another series of the Trust. The aggregate value of these securities significantly exceeded their aggregate tax basis. As a result, absent offsetting losses, if any, U.S. Flexible Equities Fund will likely make material capital gain distributions (both long-term and short-term) during the early years of its operations. Such distributions will generally be taxable to shareholders, as either ordinary income or long-term capital gains, to the extent U.S. Flexible Equities Fund’s shares are held in a taxable account. Accordingly, the capital accounts for U.S. Flexible Equities Fund reflect U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences related to this contribution in-kind transactions and losses on wash sale transactions.

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

 

50    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below elected to defer to March 1, 2013 post-October capital losses as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Post-October
Capital Losses ($)
 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    (6,102)   

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses, and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       
     Short-Term ($)     Total
Short
Term ($)
    Long-
Term ($)
 
Fund Name   Expiration
Date
2/28/2017
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2018
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2019
    No
Expiration
Date
      No
Expiration
Date
 

Real Estate Fund

           (943,303)        (2,351,537)               (3,294,840)          

U.S. Core Equity Fund

           (488,201,634)                      (488,201,634)          

U.S. Growth Fund

    (365,468)        (91,367)                      (456,835)          

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    (1,208,022)        (290,942)        (44,588)               (1,543,552)          

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    (1,065,118)        (586,840)                      (1,651,958)          

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Quality Fund

    11,365,908,064        2,056,132,434        (23,227,855)        2,032,904,579   

Real Estate Fund

    9,512,919        1,907,342        (197,693)        1,709,649   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

    1,228,978,118        160,316,697        (8,003,520)        152,313,177   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    5,882,196,369        1,144,019,287        (9,996,871)        1,134,022,416   

U.S. Growth Fund

    2,168,876        355,741        (15,656)        340,085   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    9,781,860        2,064,061        (99,873)        1,964,188   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    7,751,472        1,611,770        (146,429)        1,465,341   

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

 

    51


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1 and administration fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. In addition, the Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds (See Note 5).

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Funds’ custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Prior to December 31, 2012, State Street’s custodian fees may have been reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintained in a State Street custodial account. Earnings allowances were reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2013, any cash balances maintained at the custodian are held in a Demand Deposit Account and interest income earned, if any, is shown as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

 

52    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

               
     Quality
Fund
  Real Estate
Fund
  U.S. Core
Equity Fund
  U.S. Flexible
Equities Fund
  U.S. Growth
Fund
  U.S.
Intrinsic
Value
Fund
  U.S.
Small /
Mid Cap
Fund
Purchase Premium               0.30%
Redemption Fee               0.30%

 

3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times:

 

               
     Quality Fund   Real Estate Fund   U.S. Core Equity Fund   U.S. Flexible Equities Fund   U.S. Growth Fund   U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund   U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund
Market Risk – Equities   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Market Risk – Fixed Income Investments       X                    
Market Risk – Asset-Backed Securities       X                    
Credit Risk       X                    
Liquidity Risk       X                   X
Smaller Company Risk       X   X       X   X   X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X           X            
Currency Risk   X           X            
Focused Investment Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Real Estate Risk       X                    
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Fund of Funds Risk               X            
Non-Diversified Funds   X   X       X   X   X    

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

 

    53


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities. Funds that invest in equities run the risk that the market prices of those investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

The Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in equities and, as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of those Funds’ shares.

If a Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

Fixed Income Investments — Funds that invest in fixed income securities (including bonds, notes, bills, synthetic debt instruments and asset-backed securities) are subject to various market risks. The market price of a fixed income investment can decline due to a number of market-related factors, including rising interest rates and widening credit spreads, or decreased liquidity stemming from the market’s uncertainty about the value of a fixed income investment (or class of fixed income investments). In addition, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities and sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt instruments, can decline due to market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Some fixed income securities also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the fixed income security. When interest rates rise, these securities also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments in below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) may be particularly volatile. Often junk bonds are subject to greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes than higher rated bonds and can be more difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. See “Credit Risk” and “Liquidity Risk” below for more information about these risks

A risk run by each Fund with a significant investment in fixed income securities is that an increase in prevailing interest rates will cause the market price of those securities to decline. The risk associated with increases in interest rates (also called “interest rate risk”) is generally greater for Funds investing in fixed income securities with longer durations and in some cases duration can increase.

The extent to which a fixed income security’s price changes with changes in interest rates is referred to as interest rate duration, which can be measured mathematically or empirically. A longer-maturity investment generally has longer interest rate duration because the investment’s fixed rate is locked in for a longer period of time. Floating-rate or adjustable-rate securities, however, generally have shorter interest rate durations because their interest rates are not fixed but rather float up and down as interest rates change. Conversely, inverse floating-rate securities have durations that move in the opposite direction from short-term interest rates and thus tend to underperform fixed rate securities when interest rates rise but outperform them when interest rates decline. Fixed income securities paying no interest, such as zero coupon and principal-only securities, create additional interest rate risk.

The market price of inflation-indexed bonds (including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”)) normally changes when real interest rates change. Their value typically will decline during periods of rising real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) and increase during periods of declining real interest rates. Real interest rates may not fluctuate in the same manner as nominal interest rates. In some interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, the market price of

 

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inflation-indexed bonds may decline more than the price of non-inflation-indexed (or nominal) fixed income bonds with similar maturities. The market price of a Fund’s inflation-indexed bonds, however, will not necessarily change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their price. Moreover, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bond investments will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest they pay (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In the case of TIPS, the U.S. government guarantees the repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation).

Generally, when interest rates on short term U.S. Treasury obligations equal or approach zero, a Fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Fund, will have a negative return unless the Manager waives or reduces its management fees.

Market risk for fixed income securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies is also affected by currency risk. See “Currency Risk” below.

Asset-Backed Securities — Investments in asset-backed securities not only are subject to all of the market risks described above for fixed income securities but to other market risks as well.

Funds investing in asset-backed securities are exposed to the risk that these securities experience severe credit downgrades, illiquidity, defaults, and declines in market value. These risks are particularly acute during periods of adverse market conditions, such as those that occurred in 2008. Asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets, including pools of residential and commercial mortgages, automobile loans, educational loans, home equity loans, and credit-card receivables. They also may be backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans made to corporations, or a combination of these bonds and loans (commonly referred to as “collateralized debt obligations” or “collateralized loan obligations”) and by the fees earned by service providers.

As described under “Market Risk — Fixed Income Investments” above, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities, can decline due to a number of factors, including market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Payment of interest on asset-backed securities and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flow generated by the assets backing the securities, as well as the deal structure (e.g., determination as to the amount of underlying assets or other support needed to produce the cash flows necessary to service interest and make principal payments), the quality of the underlying assets, the level of credit support and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any, and the reliability of various other service providers with access to the payment stream. A problem in any one of these areas can lead to a reduction in the payment stream the Manager expected a Fund to receive at the time the Fund purchased the asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities involve risk of loss of principal if obligors of the underlying obligations default and the value of the defaulted obligations exceeds whatever credit support the securities may have. Asset-backed securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, in particular, may cause a Fund to suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, as sub-prime mortgage loans are typically made to less creditworthy borrowers and thus have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. The obligations of issuers (and obligors of asset-backed securities) also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. See “Credit Risk” below for more information about credit risk.

With the deterioration of worldwide economic and liquidity conditions that occurred and became acute in 2008, the markets for asset-backed securities became fractured, and uncertainty about the creditworthiness of those securities (and underlying assets) caused credit spreads (the difference between yields on asset-backed securities and U.S. Government securities) to widen dramatically. Concurrently, systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions reduced the ability of financial institutions to make markets in many fixed income securities. These events reduced liquidity and contributed to substantial declines in the market prices of asset-backed and other fixed income securities. These conditions may occur again. Also, government actions and proposals affecting the terms of underlying home and consumer loans, changes in demand for products (e.g., automobiles) financed by those loans, and the inability of borrowers to refinance existing loans (e.g., sub-prime mortgages) have had, and may continue to have, adverse valuation and liquidity effects on asset-backed securities.

The market price of an asset-backed security may depend on the servicing of its underlying assets and is, therefore, subject to risks associated with the negligence or defalcation of its servicer. In some circumstances, the mishandling of related documentation also may affect the rights of security holders in and to the underlying assets. The insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security, as well as costs and delays. The obligations underlying asset-backed securities, in particular securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages, also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the asset-backed security. When interest rates rise, these obligations also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease.

In addition, the existence of insurance on an asset-backed security does not guarantee that the principal and/or interest will be paid because the insurer could default on its obligations. In recent years, a significant number of asset-backed security insurers have defaulted on their obligations.

 

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The risk of investing in asset-backed securities has increased since the deterioration in worldwide economic and liquidity conditions referred to above because performance of the various sectors in which the assets underlying asset-backed securities are concentrated (e.g., auto loans, student loans, sub-prime mortgages, and credit card receivables) has become more highly correlated. See “Focused Investment Risk” below for more information about risks of investing in correlated sectors. A single financial institution may serve as a trustee for many asset-backed securities. As a result, a disruption in that institution’s business may have a material impact on many investments.

• CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income investment or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligation to pay principal and interest or otherwise to honor its obligations in a timely manner. The market price of a fixed income investment will normally decline as a result of the issuer’s, guarantor’s, or obligor’s failure to meet its payment obligations or the downgrading of its credit rating. This risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

All fixed income securities are subject to credit risk. Financial strength and solvency of an issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. The risk varies depending upon whether the issuer is a corporation or U.S. or non-U.S. government (or sub-division or instrumentality) and whether the particular security has a priority over other obligations of the issuer in payment of principal and interest and whether it has any collateral backing or credit enhancement. Credit risk may change over the life of a fixed income security. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, or corporation, or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations and their fixed income securities, including mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. These securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). Investments in sovereign debt involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. In addition, payment of principal of fixed income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government can be delayed because the guarantee generally only requires payment upon maturity of the securities. Investments in quasi-sovereign issuers are subject to the additional risk that the issuer may default independently of its sovereign. Sovereign debt risk is greater for fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by emerging countries.

In some cases, the credit risk of a fixed income security is reflected in its credit ratings, and a Fund holding such a security is subject to the risk that its rating will be downgraded.

Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury historically have presented minimal credit risk. However, recent events have led to a downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least one major rating agency and have introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. to repay its obligations. A further credit rating downgrade or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of a Fund’s investments.

As described under “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” above, asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets and their payment of interest and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flows generated by the assets backing them. The credit risk of a particular asset-backed security depends on many factors, as described in “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” above.

The obligations of issuers also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. A Fund also is exposed to credit risk on a reference security to the extent it writes protection under credit default swaps. See “Derivatives Risk” below for more information regarding risks associated with the use of credit default swaps.

The extent to which the market price of a fixed income security changes in response to a credit event depends on a number of factors and can be difficult to predict. For example, floating rate securities may have final maturities of ten or more years, but their effective durations will tend to be very short. If the issuer of floating rate securities experiences an adverse credit event, or a change occurs in its perceived creditworthiness, the market price of its securities could decline much more than would be predicted by a change in their yield relative to their effective duration.

Credit risk is particularly pronounced for below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is below investment grade. Many asset-backed securities also are below investment grade. Below investment grade securities have speculative characteristics, often are less liquid than higher quality securities, present a greater risk of default and are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse industry conditions. In the event of default of sovereign debt, the Funds may be unable to pursue legal action against the sovereign issuer.

 

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• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, TIPS have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. All of the Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., forward currency contracts), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

 

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Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. See “Leveraging Risk” below.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could

 

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ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. Dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. Dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. Dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

 

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• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services) or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government) are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Real Estate Risk” below.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• REAL ESTATE RISK. Because Real Estate Fund concentrates its assets in real estate-related investments, the value of its portfolio is subject to factors affecting the real estate industry and may fluctuate more than the value of a portfolio that consists of securities of companies in a broader range of industries. Factors affecting real estate values include the supply of real property in particular markets, overbuilding, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, delays in completion of construction, changes in real estate values, changes in operating costs and property taxes, levels of occupancy, adequacy of rent to cover operating costs, possible environmental liabilities, regulatory limitations on rent, fluctuations in rental income, increased competition and other risks related to local and regional market conditions. The value of real estate-related investments also may be affected by changes in interest rates, macroeconomic developments, and social and economic trends. For instance, during periods of declining interest rates, some mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may reduce the yield on securities issued by those REITs. Some REITs have relatively small market capitalizations, which can tend to increase the volatility of the market price of their securities. REITs are subject to the risk of fluctuations in income from underlying real estate assets, their inability to manage effectively the cash flows generated by those assets, prepayments and defaults by borrowers, and their failure to qualify for the special tax treatment granted to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or to maintain their exemption from investment company status under the 1940 Act.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount).

 

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Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could

 

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negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries, as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders. They also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. Funds that invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), are exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

 

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Because a Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if a Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Funds also are indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds. Because some of their underlying Funds (e.g., many of the Fixed Income Funds) invest a substantial portion of their assets in other GMO Funds (pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC), the Asset Allocation Funds have more tiers of investments than funds in many other groups of investment companies. Funds that invest in shares of other GMO Funds also are subject indirectly to Large Shareholder Risk because those other GMO Funds are more likely to have large shareholders (e.g., other GMO Funds). See “Large Shareholder Risk” above.

Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

• NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

The following Funds are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act:

 

    Quality Fund
    Real Estate Fund
    U.S. Flexible Equities Fund
    U.S. Growth Fund
    U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

Temporary Defensive Positions. The Funds (other than Quality Fund) normally do not take temporary defensive positions. Quality Fund reserves the right to make tactical allocations of up to 20% of its net assets to investments in cash and high quality debt investments. To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Funds may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, a Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts, and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce their investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Funds may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of their investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices, and in the case of Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if a Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that

 

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index). In adjusting their investment exposures, Quality Fund and U.S. Flexible Equities Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust their currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by their portfolio investments.

The Funds may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Funds may have investment exposures in excess of their net assets. (i.e., they may be leveraged).

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

     
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   U.S. Core
Equity Fund
    U.S. Intrinsic
Value Fund
 
Futures contracts                

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

    X           
Rights and/or warrants                

Received as a result of corporate actions

            X   

Forward currency contracts

The Funds 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may

 

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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. Futures contracts expose the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

 

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In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon the termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which might be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

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The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

U.S. Core Equity Fund

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Futures Contracts

  $         —      $ 630,294      $         —      $         —      $         —      $ 630,294   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

             

Asset:

             

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 2,992      $      $      $      $ 2,992   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 2,992      $      $      $      $ 2,992   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (226   $      $      $      $ (226
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 987      $      $      $      $ 987   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.

The derivative financial instruments outstanding as of period end, if any, (as disclosed in the Funds’ Schedule of Investments) serve as an indicator of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds during the period.

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

               
     Quality
Fund
    Real Estate
Fund
    U.S. Core
Equity Fund
    U.S. Flexible
Equities Fund
    U.S. Growth
Fund
    U.S. Intrinsic
Value Fund
     U.S. Small/Mid
Cap Fund
 

Management Fee

    0.33%        0.33%        0.31%        0.33%        0.31%        0.31%         0.45%   

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds (except Class M shares which are described below (U.S. Growth and U.S. Core Equity Fund Class M liquidated on January 31, 2013)) pays the Manager a shareholder service fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Class M shares of a Fund pay the Manager an administration fee, which is used by the Manager to defray its expenses (or the expenses of a third party) in providing administration and record keeping services to certain marketplaces where Class M shares of each Fund may be purchased. The Manager may pay part or all of the administration fee to third parties for providing administration and record keeping services. In some cases, these third parties also receive compensation from the Fund’s

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

distributor pursuant to the Trust’s Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan. Shareholder service fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

         
Fund Name   Class III     Class IV     Class V     Class VI  

Quality Fund

    0.15%        0.105%        0.085%        0.055%   

Real Estate Fund

    0.15%                           

U.S. Core Equity Fund

    0.15%        0.10%        0.085%     0.055%   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    0.15%        0.105%        0.085%        0.055%   

U.S. Growth Fund

    0.15%                           

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    0.15%                           

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    0.15%                           

 

  * Class is offered but has no shareholders as of August 31, 2013.

For each Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

For each Fund that charges a management fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Quality Fund

    70,877        10,396   

Real Estate Fund

    13        5   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

    7,990        1,104   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    39,228        5,520   

U.S. Growth Fund

    11        5   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    25        5   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    17        5   

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

       
Fund Name   Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
    Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
    Total Indirect Expenses  

Quality Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

Real Estate Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

U.S. Growth Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    <0.001%        0.000%        <0.001%   

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name   U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Quality Fund

           2,865,034,804               3,743,083,907   

Real Estate Fund

           2,022,382               1,702,300   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

           511,178,333               715,434,677   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

           1,140,772,987               1,711,778,814   

U.S. Growth Fund

           914,871               820,887   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

           3,251,960               3,022,967   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

           3,147,898               4,593,757   

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for in-kind transactions, excluding short-term investments, in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

     
Fund Name   Purchases ($)     Sales ($)  

Quality Fund

    295,541,382          

 

7. Guarantees

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

 

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8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund Name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund (%)
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers (%)
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion (%)
 

Quality Fund

                  0.26        9.00   

Real Estate Fund

    2        90.69        0.24        58.80   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

    2     66.32        0.01        56.09   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

    5 **      72.48               100.00   

U.S. Growth Fund

    1        72.82        0.57          

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

    1        98.34        0.16          

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

    4     85.81        0.84        88.87   

 

  * One of these shareholders is another fund of the Trust.
  ** Four of these shareholders are other funds of the Trust.

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Quality Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    9,144,436      $ 231,681,251        63,700,248      $ 1,491,949,925   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    3,903,844        98,572,051        25,508,027        576,497,416   

Shares repurchased

    (48,341,563     (1,232,650,784     (87,919,746 )(b)      (2,049,076,947 )(b) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (35,293,283   $ (902,397,482     1,288,529      $ 19,370,394   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    32,581,592 (a)    $ 837,241,987 (a)      53,745,204      $ 1,252,455,988   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,414,966        35,770,341        7,149,206        161,564,380   

Shares repurchased

    (13,397,001     (340,946,319     (60,540,630 )(c)      (1,421,283,312 )(c) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    20,599,557      $ 532,066,009        353,780      $ (7,262,944
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V:

         

Shares sold

    119,808      $ 3,000,000        19,127,950      $ 458,305,265   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    222,736        5,630,755        3,154,208        71,322,133   

Shares repurchased

    (5,732,495     (142,341,527     (27,877,208 )(d)      (638,803,263 )(d) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (5,389,951   $ (133,710,772     (5,595,050   $ (109,175,865
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Quality Fund (continued)

         

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    11,503,554 (e)    $ 278,789,088 (e)      66,181,957      $ 1,548,860,685   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,814,633        71,125,770        31,309,909        709,189,378   

Shares repurchased

    (13,810,628     (349,244,442     (342,899,522 )(f)      (7,808,905,960 )(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    507,559      $ 670,416        (245,407,656   $ (5,550,855,897
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Real Estate Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        36,902      $ 338,374   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    651        6,418        2,670        24,795   

Shares repurchased

    (3,093     (31,556     (725,836     (6,881,113
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (2,442   $ (25,138     (686,264   $ (6,517,944
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Core Equity Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    205,655      $ 3,162,242        2,260,401      $ 30,975,057   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    33,572        533,131        296,373        4,019,796   

Shares repurchased

    (1,925,493     (30,146,233     (9,461,243     (129,490,457
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,686,266   $ (26,450,860     (6,904,469   $ (94,495,604
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    359,388      $ 5,635,201             $   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    8,496        134,749        68,092        921,941   

Shares repurchased

    (552,374     (8,510,304     (997,176     (13,631,268
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (184,490   $ (2,740,354     (929,084   $ (12,709,327
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    7,473,405      $ 116,977,186        21,051,489      $ 287,565,237   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    294,984        4,672,547        1,836,320        24,844,302   

Shares repurchased

    (19,934,362     (318,991,921     (20,615,486     (278,704,091
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (12,165,973   $ (197,342,188     2,272,323      $ 33,705,448   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M***:

         

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

        1,072        14,539   

Shares repurchased

        (94,324     (1,330,643
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

        (93,252   $ (1,316,104
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

         

Class III*:

         

Shares sold

    745,578      $ 8,249,752        77,895,051 (g)    $ 772,410,711 (g) 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    371,481        4,119,722        1,342,909        13,173,937   

Shares repurchased

    (7,117,197     (77,917,109     (46,546,723     (464,712,335
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (6,000,138   $ (65,547,635     32,691,237      $ 320,872,313   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund (continued)

         

Class IV*:

         

Shares sold

    2,814,496      $ 31,406,937        19,277,294 (h)    $ 190,859,052 (h) 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    143,818        1,594,940        363,309        3,564,059   

Shares repurchased

    (1,641,454     (17,854,420     (11,335,500     (112,964,136
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,316,860      $ 15,147,457        8,305,103      $ 81,458,975   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V*:

         

Shares sold

         $        59,559,593 (i)    $ 589,682,736 (i) 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    301,550        3,344,188        1,147,912        11,261,018   

Shares repurchased

    (6,836,314     (75,098,685     (33,867,104     (337,322,236
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (6,534,764   $ (71,754,497     26,840,401      $ 263,621,518   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI**:

         

Shares sold

    48,813,355      $ 539,475,156        1,459,955,534 (j)    $ 14,561,201,981 (j) 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    9,273,405        102,842,060        27,251,486        267,337,078   

Shares repurchased

    (91,271,175     (1,018,867,499     (864,540,418     (8,618,942,622
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (33,184,415   $ (376,550,283     622,666,602      $ 6,209,596,437   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Growth Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        9,992      $ 197,283   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    676        14,293        19,310        371,709   

Shares repurchased

    (161     (3,323     (3,354     (68,795
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    515      $ 10,970        25,948      $ 500,197   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class M***:          

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

        5,709        109,734   

Shares repurchased

        (35,082     (661,896
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

        (29,373   $ (552,162
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    1,966      $ 18,990        2,387      $ 20,573   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,411        25,052        26,740        233,283   

Shares repurchased

    (285     (2,958     (6,816     (60,340
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    4,092      $ 41,084        22,311      $ 193,516   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    2,227      $ 23,050        54,420      $ 463,955   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,151        23,550        13,889        122,491   

Shares repurchased

    (166,817     (1,780,912     (204,737     (1,696,562

Purchase premiums

           69               951   

Redemption fees

           5,343               6,704   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (162,439   $ (1,728,900     (136,428   $ (1,102,461
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  (a) 6,495,158 shares and $167,185,390 were purchased in-kind.
  (b)  15,480,942 shares and $350,049,355 were redeemed in-kind.
  (c)  4,217,175 shares and $95,429,526 were redeemed in-kind.
  (d)  13,031,535 shares and $294,841,368 were redeemed in-kind.
  (e)  5,372,627 shares and $128,352,069 were purchased in-kind.
  (f)  287,187,391 shares and $6,502,556,921 were redeemed in-kind.
  (g)  35,355,956 shares and $350,049,355 were purchased in-kind.
  (h)  9,638,647 shares and $95,429,526 were purchased in-kind.
  (i)  29,779,796 shares and $294,841,368 were purchased in-kind.
  (j)  656,058,687 shares and $6,502,556,921 were purchased in-kind.
  * The period under the heading “Year Ended February 28, 2013” represents the period from July 23, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
  ** The period under the heading “Year Ended February 28, 2013” represents the period from July 20, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
  *** Class M liquidated on January 31, 2013.

 

10. Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

             
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Value, end of
period
 

Quality Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 129,198,867      $ 628,932,000      $ 598,166,194      $ 44,830      $ 11,443      $ 160,034,000   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Real Estate Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $      $ 208,000      $ 84,000      $ 26      $ 5      $ 123,975   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Core Equity Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 23,294,000      $ 54,985,000      $ 45,559,000      $ 6,480      $ 2,291      $ 32,715,073   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 58,187,959      $ 117,482,000      $ 97,782,959      $ 18,600      $ 7,065      $ 77,859,118   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Growth Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 40,973      $ 113,000      $ 92,000      $ 21      $ 10      $ 61,971   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 83,995      $ 127,000      $ 84,000      $ 43      $ 11      $ 126,987   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 14,998      $ 211,000      $ 81,848      $ 27      $ 5      $ 144,127   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

    73


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Quality Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Quality Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

74    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Real Estate Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Real Estate Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    75


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

U.S. Core Equity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with fees paid to the Manager for providing sub-advisory services to funds managed by third parties and the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides, on the one hand, to the Fund and, on the other, to the third-party funds for which the Manager serves as subadviser and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

76    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. In addition, the Trustees took into account their discussion with representatives of the Manager regarding ways to evaluate the performance of the Fund, given that the Fund is not a standalone investment and the investment strategies the Manager pursues for the Fund are intended to complement the strategies being pursued by the Manager in other GMO funds or accounts. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    77


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

U.S. Growth Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Growth Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

78    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with fees paid to the Manager for providing sub-advisory services to funds managed by third parties and the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides, on the one hand, to the Fund and, on the other, to the third-party funds for which the Manager serves as subadviser and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    79


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and/or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in Dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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, this section 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.

 

    Actual         Hypothetical        

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
        Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
        Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Quality Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,058.10        $2.49          $1,000.00        $1,022.79        $2.45          0.48%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,058.10        $2.28          $1,000.00        $1,022.99        $2.24          0.44%   

Class V

    $1,000.00        $1,058.50        $2.18          $1,000.00        $1,023.09        $2.14          0.42%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,058.20        $2.02          $1,000.00        $1,023.24        $1.99          0.39%   

Real Estate Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $950.40        $2.36          $1,000.00        $1,022.79        $2.45          0.48%   

U.S. Core Equity Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,085.40        $2.42          $1,000.00        $1,022.89        $2.35          0.46%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,085.70        $2.16          $1,000.00        $1,023.14        $2.09          0.41%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,085.80        $1.95          $1,000.00        $1,023.34        $1.89          0.37%   

U.S. Flexible Equities Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,059.30        $2.49          $1,000.00        $1,022.79        $2.45          0.48%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,059.50        $2.28          $1,000.00        $1,022.99        $2.24          0.44%   

Class V

    $1,000.00        $1,059.40        $2.18          $1,000.00        $1,023.09        $2.14          0.42%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,059.50        $2.02          $1,000.00        $1,023.24        $1.99          0.39%   

U.S. Growth Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,109.90        $2.50          $1,000.00        $1,022.84        $2.40          0.47%   

U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,097.70        $2.43          $1,000.00        $1,022.89        $2.35          0.46%   

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,123.50        $3.21          $1,000.00        $1,022.18        $3.06          0.60%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

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GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

Core Plus Bond Fund

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

Debt Opportunities Fund

Domestic Bond Fund

Emerging Country Debt Fund

Global Bond Fund

International Bond Fund

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

U.S. Treasury Fund

World Opportunity Overlay Fund


 

 

 

 

 

For a free copy of the Funds’ 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 Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 PublicReference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds have a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which they 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 or private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in these Funds and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com and the private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Core Plus Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     3   

Schedule of Investments

     4   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     8   

Schedule of Investments

     9   

Debt Opportunities Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     12   

Schedule of Investments

     13   

Domestic Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     21   

Schedule of Investments

     22   

Emerging Country Debt Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     23   

Schedule of Investments

     24   

Global Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     34   

Schedule of Investments

     35   

International Bond Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     39   

Schedule of Investments

     40   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     43   

Schedule of Investments

     44   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     49   

Schedule of Investments

     50   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     51   

Schedule of Investments

     52   

U.S. Treasury Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     55   

Schedule of Investments

     56   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     57   

Schedule of Investments

     58   

Portfolio Abbreviations and Currency Abbreviations

     66   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     67   

Statements of Operations

     73   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     76   

Statements of Cash Flows

     83   

Financial Highlights

     84   

Notes to Financial Statements

     97   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     150   

Fund Expenses

     163   

 

   


GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    96.7

Mutual Funds

    3.1   

Short-Term Investments

    0.1   

Other

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 

 

       1


GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 96.7%   
    U.S. Government — 96.7%   
    453,105,486      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/25 (a)     529,142,024   
    111,147,840      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/27 (a)     130,876,581   
    77,228,200      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (a)     78,115,089   
    521,934,150      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.13%, due 01/15/21 (a)     550,314,319   
    924,424,260      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.13%, due 01/15/22 (a)     891,925,201   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     2,180,373,214   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $2,234,255,355)     2,180,373,214   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.1%   
    United States — 3.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    2,836,300      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     70,907,506   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $70,926,269)     70,907,506   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.1%   
    2,041,957      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     2,041,957   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $2,041,957)     2,041,957   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $2,307,223,581)     2,253,322,677   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.1%     1,187,842   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,254,510,519   
     

 

 

 

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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    91.7

Short-Term Investments

    11.1   

Options Purchased

    1.1   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Forward Currency Contracts

    (0.1

Futures Contracts

    (0.2

Written Options

    (0.4

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (1.8

Swap Contracts

    (3.1

Other

    1.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**             % of Investments  

United States

    97.4

Canada

    12.2   

Switzerland

    8.4   

Sweden

    6.9   

Emerging***

    3.9   

Australia

    1.3   

Euro Region****

    (2.4

United Kingdom

    (10.6

Japan

    (17.1
 

 

 

 
    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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). Duration is based on Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC’s (the “Manager”) models. The greater the duration of a bond, the greater its contribution to the concentration percentage. Credit default swap exposures are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is associated only with investments in the Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary and Tunisia. Additional information about the fund’s emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the Emerging Country Debt Fund country/region summary.

 

**** The “Euro Region” is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       3


GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 53.8%   
    Albania — 3.7%   
  Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    14,281,227      Republic of Albania Par Bond, Zero Coupon, due 08/31/25 (a)     8,497,330   
     

 

 

 
  Australia — 0.1%   
  Asset-Backed Securities   

USD

    114,708      Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 04/19/38     111,943   

USD

    165,894      Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.34%, due 05/10/36     165,215   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     277,158   
     

 

 

 
  United Kingdom — 0.1%   
  Asset-Backed Securities   

USD

    350,119      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     335,869   

USD

    19,221      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     18,820   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     354,689   
     

 

 

 
  United States — 49.9%   
  Asset-Backed Securities — 1.4%   

USD

    283,883      Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.58%, due 05/25/37 ¿     14,549   

USD

    943,620      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36 ¿     387,474   

USD

    90,979      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36 ¿     36,392   

USD

    790,483      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36 ¿     287,538   

USD

    104,312      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     83,971   

USD

    300,000      College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/24     292,500   

USD

    94,517      Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 0.63%, due 06/28/19     92,627   

USD

    485,162      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 04/25/36 ¿     362,052   

USD

    350,825      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 05/25/36 ¿     195,969   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
  Asset-Backed Securities — continued   

USD

    91,843      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 08/25/36 ¿     36,278   

USD

    566,638      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 11/15/33     515,641   

USD

    254,532      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 1.26%, due 03/06/20     253,743   

USD

    125,622      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36 ¿     86,993   

USD

    610,431      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36 ¿     325,054   

USD

    477,367      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 07-HE4, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.41%, due 02/25/37 ¿     186,173   

USD

    28,423      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 12/25/32     24,728   

USD

    11,984      Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35     11,715   
     

 

 

 
        3,193,397   
     

 

 

 
    Corporate Debt — 2.0%   

USD

    1,000,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.30%, due 01/11/23     916,720   

USD

    1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.38%, due 03/01/23     942,660   

USD

    1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp., 3.10%, due 01/09/23     923,720   

USD

    1,000,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.63%, due 01/22/23     944,550   

USD

    1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.20%, due 01/25/23     926,330   
     

 

 

 
        4,653,980   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 46.5%   

USD

    10,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.13%, due 02/15/43     8,929,690   

USD

    18,645,094      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (b)     18,859,214   

USD

    50,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%,
due 02/28/18
    48,453,100   

USD

    35,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.63%,
due 11/15/22 (c)
    31,874,605   
     

 

 

 
        108,116,609   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     115,963,986   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $127,949,681)
    125,093,163   
     

 

 

 
 

 

4   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Principal Amount
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 45.7%   
    United States   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    1,027,202      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     9,840,596   
    7,417,054      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     24,550,449   
    751,893      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     18,797,337   
    2,030,456      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     53,177,649   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $99,209,910)     106,366,031   
     

 

 

 
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.5%   
    Currency Options   

EUR

    5,800,000      EUR Call/USD Put, Expires 01/09/14, Strike 1.34, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     119,591   

NZD

    14,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-CITI)     27,286   

NZD

    14,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     27,286   

AUD

    9,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.86, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     43,080   

AUD

    9,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.99, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     916,292   

JPY

    850,000,000      USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 02/12/14, Strike 104.00, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     100,284   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $701,077)     1,233,819   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.4%   
    907,763      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (d)     907,763   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 0.6%   
    1,300,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%, due 07/24/14 (c) (e)     1,298,801   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $2,206,444)
    2,206,564   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0%
(Cost $230,067,112)
    234,899,577   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.0%)     (2,317,083
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $232,582,494   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013
is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/22/2013   BCLY     AUD        1,000,000        USD        906,890      $ 19,671   
10/29/2013  

DB

    CAD        2,300,000        USD        2,185,709        5,056   
09/24/2013  

BCLY

    CHF        7,600,000        USD        8,048,963        (120,357
09/24/2013   JPM     CHF        900,000        USD        974,160        6,740   
10/01/2013  

BCLY

    EUR        6,300,000        USD        8,335,543        8,411   
10/01/2013  

CITI

    EUR        700,000        USD        935,148        9,911   
10/01/2013   JPM     EUR        3,500,000        USD        4,663,005        36,820   
09/10/2013  

CITI

    GBP        2,500,000        USD        3,752,067        (122,004
09/10/2013  

JPM

    GBP        1,800,000        USD        2,718,376        (70,955
10/08/2013   CITI     JPY        670,000,000        USD        6,806,214        (18,685
09/17/2013  

CITI

    NZD        6,100,000        USD        4,907,574        197,649   
09/17/2013  

JPM

    NZD        3,900,000        USD        3,127,215        115,952   
09/03/2013   CITI     SEK        34,350,000        USD        5,228,072        45,005   
09/03/2013  

DB

    SEK        10,200,000        USD        1,537,304        (1,773
Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/03/2013  

DB

    USD        3,099,561        SEK        20,300,000      $ (36,497
09/03/2013   GS     USD        965,157        SEK        6,300,000        (14,551
09/03/2013  

JPM

    USD        2,663,667        SEK        17,950,000        44,806   
09/10/2013  

CITI

    USD        5,397,895        GBP        3,500,000        25,804   
09/10/2013   DB     USD        4,811,609        GBP        3,100,000        (7,761
09/17/2013  

CITI

    USD        794,030        NZD        1,000,000        (21,911
09/17/2013  

DB

    USD        13,823,711        NZD        17,600,000        (234,420
09/24/2013   CITI     USD        2,354,062        CHF        2,200,000        10,742   
10/01/2013  

CITI

    USD        2,121,771        EUR        1,600,000        (6,944
10/01/2013  

JPM

    USD        1,460,036        EUR        1,100,000        (6,092
10/15/2013   DB     USD        3,377,060        NOK        20,200,000        (81,382
10/22/2013   DB     USD        1,796,146        AUD        2,000,000        (21,707
10/29/2013  

CITI

    USD        4,181,377        CAD        4,400,000        (9,693
11/05/2013  

CITI

    USD        5,228,293        SEK        34,400,000        (45,059
           

 

 

 
            $ (293,224
           

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
204   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013   $ 24,945,600      $ 182,987   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
25   Euro Bund   September 2013   $ 4,647,582      $ 78,711   
35   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013     51,456,435        (547,315
2   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013     208,801        964   
Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
188   U.S. Treasury Bond 30 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013   $ 24,798,375      $ (161,836
17   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     2,112,781        (5,098
71   U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     8,497,258        8,662   
162   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     35,599,500        (3,387
153   UK Gilt Long Bond   December 2013     25,939,196        30,756   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 153,259,928      $ (598,543
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Written Options

 

Principal
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 
  Put        AUD        18,000,000       10/02/2013    USD Call/AUD Put, Strike 0.92 (OTC) (CP-JPM)    $ 391,792       $ (625,712
  Put        JPY        850,000,000       02/12/2014    USD Call/JPY Put, Strike 110.00 (OTC) (CP-BCLY)      121,751         (35,416
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $513,543       $ (661,128
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Credit Default Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) ^

  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
 

Reference Entity

  Maximum Potential
Amount of Future
Payments by the Fund
Under the Contract (2)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  2,000,000        USD      12/20/2013   BCLY   Receive   0.25%   0.51%   SLM Corp.     2,000,000        USD      $ (661
  40,000,000        USD      12/20/2015   BCLY   (Pay)   1.00%   0.36%   CDX.NA.IG.19     N/A          (666,711
  25,000,000        USD      12/20/2022   BCLY   Receive   1.00%   1.26%   CDX.NA.IG.19     25,000,000        USD        (448,936
                   

 

 

 
                    $ (1,116,308
                   

 

 

 
              Premiums to (Pay) Receive        $ 1,238,548   
                   

 

 

 

 

^ Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
   (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap contracts on the reference security, as of August 31, 2013, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection. Wider (i.e., higher) 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 contract.
(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap contract.

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
       Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
    

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  42,100,000        SEK         9/18/2020      DB      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR      $ (308,062
  13,300,000        CHF         9/18/2023      BCLY (f)      Receive      1.20%      6 Month CHF LIBOR        (542,905
  33,300,000        SEK         9/18/2020      BCLY (f)      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (245,759
  27,000,000        SEK         9/18/2023      BCLY (f)      Receive      2.60%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (106,332
                               

 

 

 
                                $ (1,203,058
                               

 

 

 
                           Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $ 324,930   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
(Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

  

Fund Pays

  

Fund (Pays)/Receives

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  25,000,000        USD       9/30/2013    JPM    1 Month LIBOR + 0.07%    Barclays MBS Fixed Rate Index    $   
  150,000,000        USD       1/31/2014    BCLY    1 Month LIBOR    Barclays Aggregate Total Return      (791,035
                

 

 

 
                   $(791,035)   
                

 

 

 
           Premiums to (Pay) Receive    $   
                

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

 

(a) Security is backed by U.S. Treasury Bonds.

 

(b) Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

 

(c) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any. (Note 4).

 

(d) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(e) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(f) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   7


GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*           % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    86.5

Short-Term Investments

    15.4   

Options Purchased

    1.1   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Forward Currency Contracts

    (0.1

Written Options

    (0.4

Futures Contracts

    (0.5

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (1.8

Swap Contracts

    (2.5

Other

    2.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**                  % of Investments  

Euro Region***

    65.9

Canada

    15.8   

Switzerland

    8.1   

Sweden

    7.8   

United Kingdom

    6.4   

United States

    4.9   

Emerging****

    3.9   

Australia

    3.8   

Japan

    (16.6
 

 

 

 
    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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Euro Region” is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

 

**** The “Emerging” exposure is associated only with investments in the Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary and Tunisia. Additional information about the fund’s emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the Emerging Country Debt Fund country/region summary.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

8    


GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 45.8%   
    Canada — 12.6%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

CAD

    4,000,000      Government of Canada, 1.50%, due 06/01/23     3,437,577   

CAD

    5,000,000      Government of Canada, 3.50%, due 06/01/20     5,118,817   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     8,556,394   
     

 

 

 
    France — 7.0%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    3,300,000      Government of France, 4.00%, due 10/25/38     4,786,686   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 3.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    1,500,000      Republic of Deutschland, 4.75%, due 07/04/34 (a)     2,666,231   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 10.0%  
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    5,100,000      Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 5.00%, due 08/01/34     6,782,205   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 1.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    500,000      Netherlands Government Bond, 3.75%, due 01/15/42     776,793   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 3.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    1,900,000      Government of Spain, 4.70%, due 07/30/41     2,357,479   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 1.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

GBP

    700,000      United Kingdom Gilt, 4.75%, due 12/07/30     1,290,033   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 5.8%   
    U.S. Government   

USD

    3,861,410      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (a) (b)     3,905,754   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $29,776,587)     31,121,575   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 52.1%   
    United States   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    304,767      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     2,919,668   
Shares /
Principal Amount /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Affiliated Issuers — continued   
    2,683,050      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     8,880,897   
    316,927      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     7,923,187   
    599,715      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     15,706,547   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $32,518,115)     35,430,299   
     

 

 

 
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.6%   
    Currency Options   

EUR

    1,700,000      EUR Call/USD Put, Expires 01/09/14, Strike 1.34%, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     35,052   

NZD

    4,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83%, (OTC) (CP-CITI)     7,796   

NZD

    4,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83%, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     7,796   

AUD

    3,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.86%, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     14,360   

AUD

    3,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.99%, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     305,431   

JPY

    250,000,000      USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 02/12/14, Strike 104.00%, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     29,495   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $211,064)     399,930   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.7%   
    464,489      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (c)     464,489   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 0.9%   
    600,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%, due 07/24/14 (a) (d)     599,447   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $1,063,881)
    1,063,936   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $63,569,647)

    68,015,740   
    Other Assets and Liabilities
(net) —(0.1%)
    (89,944
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $67,925,796   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/22/2013   BCLY     AUD        300,000        USD        272,067      $ 5,901   
10/29/2013   CITI     CAD        7,700,000        USD        7,317,409        16,963   
10/29/2013   DB     CAD        700,000        USD        665,216        1,539   
09/24/2013   BCLY     CHF        2,200,000        USD        2,329,963        (34,840
09/24/2013   JPM     CHF        200,000        USD        216,480        1,498   
10/01/2013   BCLY     EUR        15,700,000        USD        20,772,701        20,960   
10/01/2013   CITI     EUR        200,000        USD        267,185        2,832   
10/01/2013   JPM     EUR        1,000,000        USD        1,331,008        9,241   
09/10/2013   CITI     GBP        1,100,000        USD        1,655,053        (49,538
09/10/2013   JPM     GBP        600,000        USD        907,414        (22,364
10/08/2013   CITI     JPY        190,000,000        USD        1,929,964        (5,455
09/17/2013   CITI     NZD        1,800,000        USD        1,448,513        58,699   
09/17/2013   JPM     NZD        1,100,000        USD        882,035        32,704   
09/03/2013   CITI     SEK        10,040,000        USD        1,528,089        13,154   
09/03/2013   DB     SEK        3,000,000        USD        452,268        (402
09/03/2013   DB     USD        900,990        SEK        5,900,000        (10,740
09/03/2013   GS     USD        291,079        SEK        1,900,000        (4,388
09/03/2013   JPM     USD        777,583        SEK        5,240,000        13,080   
09/10/2013   CITI     USD        781,876        GBP        500,000        (7,062
09/10/2013   DB     USD        1,552,132        GBP        1,000,000        (2,504
09/17/2013   CITI     USD        158,806        NZD        200,000        (4,382
09/17/2013   DB     USD        4,163,442        NZD        5,300,000        (71,212
09/24/2013   CITI     USD        642,017        CHF        600,000        2,930   
10/01/2013   CITI     USD        530,443        EUR        400,000        (1,736
10/01/2013   JPM     USD        1,061,157        EUR        800,000        (3,743
10/15/2013   DB     USD        986,438        NOK        5,900,000        (23,839
10/22/2013   DB     USD        538,844        AUD        600,000        (6,512
11/05/2013   CITI     USD        1,519,853        SEK        10,000,000        (13,099
           

 

 

 
            $ (82,315
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
 
Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
6   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013   $ 6,268,265      $ (13,289
12   Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   September 2013     1,168,149        (6,675
14   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013     1,709,356        12,558   
138   Euro BOBL   September 2013     22,758,591        (188,220
19   UK Gilt Long Bond   December 2013     3,215,387        109   
47   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     5,841,219        (12,876
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 40,960,967      $ (208,393
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
32   Euro Bund   September 2013   $ 5,935,178      $ 70,008   
26   Euro Dollar 90 Day   September 2013     6,482,775        (6,175
10   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013     14,712,327        (159,366
4   U.S. Long Bond (CBT)   December 2013     527,625        (3,443
18   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     3,955,500        (1,023
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 31,613,405      $ (99,999
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Written Options

 

Principal
Amount

     Expiration
Date
    

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 
Put     AUD        6,000,000         10/02/2013       USD Call/AUD Put, Strike 0.92 (OTC) (CP-JPM)    $ 130,597       $ (208,571
Put     JPY        250,000,000         02/12/2014       USD Call/JPY Put, Strike 110.00 (OTC) (CP-BCLY)      35,809         (10,416
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 166,406       $ (218,987
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Credit Default Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) 
^

 

Annual
Premium

  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
 

Reference Entity

 

Maximum Potential

Amount of Future

Payments by the Fund

Under the Contract (2)

  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  14,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.70%   0.74%   Republic of Italy   N/A   $ (122,176
                 

 

 

 
              Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $   
                 

 

 

 

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

^ Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
   (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap contracts on the reference security, as of August 31, 2013, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection. Wider (i.e., higher) 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 contract.
(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap contract.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
       Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
    

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  11,900,000        SEK         9/18/2020      DB         Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR      $ (87,077
  3,800,000        CHF         9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.20%      6 Month CHF LIBOR        (155,116
  9,800,000        SEK         9/18/2020      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (72,326
  11,600,000        SEK         9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      2.60%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (45,683
                               

 

 

 
                                $ (360,202
                               

 

 

 
                           Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $ 86,348   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
(Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(b) Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

 

(c) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(d) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(e) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   11


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary       % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    93.4

Mutual Funds

    3.7   

Short-Term Investments

    2.7   

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Sector Summary      % of Debt Obligations  

Auto Retail

    26.0

Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    16.1   

Student Loans

    13.5   

Time Share

    8.8   

Business Loans

    7.2   

Other

    6.1   

Credit Cards

    6.0   

Auto Rental

    4.4   

Auto Floor Plan

    3.6   

CMBS

    1.7   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    1.7   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)

    1.3   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)

    1.3   

Auto Financing

    0.6   

Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations

    0.5   

Insured Other

    0.4   

CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations

    0.3   

U.S. Government Agency

    0.1   

Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    0.1   

Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    0.1   

Airlines

    0.1   

Insured Time Share

    0.1   

Insured Transportation

    0.0

Insured Business Loans

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

12    


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 93.4%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 93.3%   
    Airlines — 0.1%   
    1,424,981      Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 0.66%, due 05/15/24     584,242   
     

 

 

 
    Auto Financing — 0.6%  
    3,600,000      Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 12-2A, Class C, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.55%, 1.74%, due 05/07/24     3,621,797   
    2,500,000      Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 12-2A, Class D, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%, 2.04%, due 05/07/24     2,506,738   
     

 

 

 
    Total Auto Financing     6,128,535   
     

 

 

 
    Auto Floor Plan — 3.4%   
    5,000,000      Ally Master Owner Trust, Series 12-1, Class D, 144A, 3.12%, due 02/15/17     5,063,700   
    5,500,000      Ally Master Owner Trust, Series 12-3, Class D, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.35%, 2.53%, due 06/15/17     5,592,813   
    3,375,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 10-3, Class C, 144A, 4.99%, due 02/15/17     3,535,313   
    1,315,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 10-5, Class D, 144A, 2.41%, due 09/15/15     1,315,408   
    1,000,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 11-2, Class C, 2.37%, due 09/15/15     1,000,625   
    2,000,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 12-2, Class C, 2.86%, due 01/15/19     2,060,000   
    5,490,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 12-5, Class D, 2.73%, due 09/15/19     5,467,697   
    7,430,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 13-1, Class C, 1.37%, due 01/15/18     7,340,097   
    4,824,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 13-1, Class D, 1.82%, due 01/15/18     4,781,838   
     

 

 

 
    Total Auto Floor Plan     36,157,491   
     

 

 

 
    Auto Rental — 4.1%   
    3,440,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 10-5A, Class B, 144A, 5.11%, due 03/20/17     3,711,450   
    13,375,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 11-5A, Class B, 144A, 4.72%, due 02/20/18     14,156,602   
    3,000,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 12-2A, Class B, 144A, 3.89%, due 05/20/18     3,082,050   
    10,000,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 13-1A, Class B, 144A, 2.62%, due 09/20/19     9,621,107   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Auto Rental — continued   
    5,000,000      Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 09-2A, Class B2, 144A, 5.93%, due 03/25/16     5,281,250   
    7,500,000      Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 13-1A, Class B1, 144A, 1.86%, due 08/25/17     7,392,750   
     

 

 

 
    Total Auto Rental     43,245,209   
     

 

 

 
    Auto Retail — 24.3%   
    10,160,000      Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 12-A, Class D, 144A, 3.15%, due 10/15/18     10,251,440   
    6,530,000      American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 11-1I, Class D, 8.07%, due 07/16/18     6,665,184   
    15,430,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 12-2, Class E, 144A, 4.85%, due 08/08/19     16,096,283   
    12,962,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 12-3, Class E, 144A, 4.46%, due 11/08/19     13,221,058   
    3,500,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 13-1, Class E, 144A, 2.64%, due 07/08/20     3,335,755   
    9,000,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 13-3, Class E, 144A, 3.74%, due 12/08/20     8,778,600   
    9,868,372      California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 12-1, Class A, 144A, 1.18%, due 08/15/17     9,841,639   
    4,500,000      California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 12-1, Class C, 144A, 3.00%, due 01/15/20     4,461,511   
    13,120,000      California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 13-1, Class C, 144A, 3.25%, due 03/16/20     12,592,117   
    939,143      CPS Auto Trust, Series 10-PG5, Class A, 144A, 9.25%, due 01/15/18     955,578   
    717,515      CPS Auto Trust, Series 12-A, Class C, 144A, 6.51%, due 06/17/19     728,808   
    2,000,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 12-D, Class D, 144A, 4.82%, due 03/16/20     1,992,980   
    800,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 12-D, Class E, 144A, 7.26%, due 03/16/20     807,408   
    2,300,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 13-A, Class D, 144A, 4.41%, due 06/15/20     2,265,546   
    1,200,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 13-A, Class E, 144A, 6.41%, due 06/15/20     1,196,460   
    18,822,738      CPS Auto Trust, Series 13-B, Class A, 144A, 1.82%, due 09/15/20     18,792,810   
    10,250,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 13-B, Class D, 144A, 4.66%, due 09/15/20     10,142,888   
    2,820,000      CPS Auto Trust, Series 13-B, Class E, 144A, 6.41%, due 09/15/20     2,808,692   
    25,000,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 11-3A, Class D, 144A, 5.83%, due 03/15/18     25,700,525   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   13


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Auto Retail — continued   
    15,000,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 12-2A, Class D, 144A, 4.35%, due 03/15/19     15,269,531   
    18,000,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 13-1A, Class D, 144A, 3.74%, due 05/15/20     17,878,904   
    7,000,000      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 13-1A, Class D, 144A, 5.05%, due 10/15/19     6,798,750   
    3,000,000      First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 12-2A, Class D, 144A, 3.79%, due 09/16/19     3,054,360   
    5,500,000      First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 13-2A, Class D, 144A, 3.58%, due 06/15/20     5,426,740   
    3,000,000      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 12-1, Class C, 144A, 4.93%, due 05/15/18     3,127,500   
    3,000,000      Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust, Series 11-WO, Class C, 144A, 3.19%, due 10/15/15     3,036,570   
    5,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 10-2, Class C, 3.89%, due 07/17/17     5,098,450   
    5,750,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 11-4, Class D, 4.74%, due 09/15/17     5,994,375   
    5,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 12-2, Class D, 3.87%, due 02/15/18     5,110,000   
    25,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 12-3, Class D, 3.64%, due 05/15/18     25,367,275   
    6,000,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 13-1, Class C, 1.76%, due 01/15/19     5,810,400   
    5,000,000      United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 13-1, Class E, 144A, 4.40%, due 04/15/19     4,917,187   
     

 

 

 
    Total Auto Retail     257,525,324   
     

 

 

 
    Business Loans — 6.7%   
    188,883      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.54%, due 04/25/34     171,883   
    290,076      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.55%, due 01/25/35     258,168   
    973,575      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     783,728   
    682,218      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 07/25/37     528,719   
    642,849      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 05/28/39     292,496   
    714,276      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.48%, due 05/28/39     269,639   
    1,330,965      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 02/28/40     913,840   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Business Loans — continued   
    5,000,000      CIT Equipment Collateral, Series 12-VT1, Class D, 144A, 4.12%, due 10/21/19     5,068,750   
    207,091      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 05/15/32     194,666   
    523,051      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 11/15/33     475,976   
    10,230,906      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 06-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 11/15/34     9,207,815   
    16,640,345      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.35%, due 04/16/35     15,142,714   
    17,008,690      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class D, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 04/16/35     11,395,823   
    5,800,000      GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust, Series 12-4, Class B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .70%, 0.88%, due 10/20/17     5,781,484   
    3,000,000      Great America Leasing Receivables, Series 12-1, Class C, 144A, 3.00%, due 11/15/18     3,037,200   
    657,637      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/25/30     601,777   
    472,730      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 09/25/30     416,003   
    149,942      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.03%, due 10/25/37     149,447   
    2,500,000      Navistar Financial Corp. Owner Trust, Series 12-A, Class C, 144A, 2.55%, due 01/18/19     2,503,490   
    5,000,000      Navistar Financial Corp. Owner Trust, Series 12-A, Class D, 144A, 3.29%, due 01/18/19     5,006,945   
    2,000,000      Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 11-1, Class C, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 2.68%, due 10/25/16     2,002,000   
    7,000,000      Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 13-1, Class D, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 2.43%, due 01/25/18     6,976,900   
     

 

 

 
    Total Business Loans     71,179,463   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS — 1.6%   
    1,646,035      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 12/15/20     1,604,884   
    17,000,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 13-300P, Class D, 144A, 4.54%, due 08/10/30     15,353,125   
 

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    CMBS — continued   
    254,532      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 1.26%, due 03/06/20     253,743   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS     17,211,752   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.3%   
    1,499,437      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     1,499   
    197,626      Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 0.63%, due 06/28/19     193,674   
    2,812,251      Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 05/25/46     2,643,516   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     2,838,689   
     

 

 

 
    Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.5%   
    5,420,834      Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 12-R4, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.45%, due 03/04/39     5,302,117   
     

 

 

 
    Credit Cards — 5.6%  
    4,750,000      1st Financial Bank USA, Series 10-C, Class D, 144A, 8.35%, due 09/17/18     4,757,422   
    8,260,000      1st Financial Bank USA, Series 10-D, Class D, 144A, 7.86%, due 06/17/19     8,587,819   
    4,000,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 03-C3, Class C3, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 2.43%, due 07/15/16     4,001,600   
    10,000,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 05-C2, Class C2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .47%, 0.65%, due 03/24/17     9,959,375   
    20,000,000      GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 09-4, Class C, 144A, 7.82%, due 11/15/17     21,428,400   
    10,000,000      GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 10-1, Class C, 144A, 5.75%, due 03/15/18     10,646,875   
     

 

 

 
    Total Credit Cards     59,381,491   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Business Loans — 0.0%   
    155,360      CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.62%, due 10/25/30     112,714   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 0.3%  
    86,667      GE Seaco Finance SRL, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/17/19     86,537   
    958,430      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 09/15/41     908,299   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Insured Other — continued  
    1,368,227      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 12/15/41     1,303,824   
    395,067      TIB Card Receivables Fund, Series 2005-B, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/05/14     355,560   
    300,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series 1999B, 144A, MBIA, due 02/15/30     95,550   
    4,200,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     821,730   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Other     3,571,500   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.1%    
    545,192      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.60%, due 07/25/34     504,302   
    170,463      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 03-HE3, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.56%, due 12/25/33     158,531   
    49,100      Quest Trust, Series 04-X1, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 03/25/34     46,645   
    533,429      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 11/25/35     493,422   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     1,202,900   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.1%    
    97,243      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 01/25/35     77,795   
    40,288      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.52%, due 10/25/34     34,547   
    764,445      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/15/37     593,592   
    380,130      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 04-HE3, Class A3, FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.41%, due 10/25/34     319,157   
    13,923      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.64%, due 07/25/29     13,558   
    22,140      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.74%, due 08/15/30     18,376   
    31,657      Lehman ABS Corp., Series 04-2, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.62%, due 06/25/34     28,570   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — continued    
    7,752      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 12/25/32     6,744   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     1,092,339   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Time Share — 0.0%   
    506,867      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 09/20/19     506,817   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Transportation — 0.0%   
    272,279      CLI Funding LLC, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 08/18/21     267,854   
     

 

 

 
    Other — 5.7%   
    19,925,000      CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., Series 13-1A, Class A2, 144A, 4.47%, due 03/20/43     19,667,370   
    10,752,500      Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 12-1A, Class A2, 144A, 5.22%, due 01/25/42     11,465,498   
    9,293,976      Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC, Series 12-1A, Class A2, 144A, 4.21%, due 10/15/42     9,189,233   
    13,318,134      Sonic Capital LLC, Series 11-1A, Class A2, 144A, 5.44%, due 05/20/41     14,071,301   
    6,000,000      Trafigura Securitisation Finance Plc, Series 12-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.40%, 2.58%, due 10/15/15     6,101,250   
     

 

 

 
    Total Other     60,494,652   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 15.0%    
    104,471      Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A1B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/35     97,550   
    220,239      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.46%, due 02/25/36     78,736   
    289,794      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 03/25/36     271,682   
    2,476,927      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 10/25/36     1,275,617   
    1,108,354      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 05/25/36     698,263   
    80,063      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 06/25/36     41,833   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    860,130      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-OP1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 04/25/36     771,967   
    396,637      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 09/25/35     152,705   
    972,176      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.38%, due 06/25/36     349,983   
    1,131,071      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.52%, due 06/25/36     395,875   
    81,770      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL4, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 09/25/36     18,807   
    406,243      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-ASL1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.35%, due 12/25/36     67,030   
    654,660      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-HE1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 01/25/37     222,585   
    440,470      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.25%, due 11/25/36     158,569   
    1,277,472      Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.58%, due 05/25/37     65,470   
    233,083      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 04-W8, Class A5, 1 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 1.22%, due 05/25/34     221,356   
    7,627,592      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     3,132,080   
    1,228,218      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36     491,287   
    1,204,690      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 03/25/36     578,251   
    1,264,772      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     460,061   
    1,379,032      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 10/25/36     1,114,534   
    1,889,557      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 05/25/37     1,643,915   
    517,446      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 11/25/36     329,717   
    1,389,590      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 11/25/36     548,193   
 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    225,012      Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 02/25/37     99,906   
    3,970,470      Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 02/25/37     3,455,500   
    4,077,240      Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-RFC1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.23%, due 12/25/36     3,852,992   
    833,249      Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 06/25/36     820,751   
    7,864      Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 04/25/33     7,574   
    1,437,325      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 12/25/36     657,576   
    585,805      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-WFH4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     565,302   
    4,059,299      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.32%, due 02/25/37     3,790,573   
    56,090      Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/25/34     41,743   
    2,984,485      FBR Securitization Trust, Series 05-3, Class AV24, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.86%, due 10/25/35     2,596,502   
    25,243,843      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 02/25/36     22,467,020   
    909,678      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 04/25/36     678,847   
    7,978,962      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 04/25/36     6,622,538   
    389,806      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 05/25/36     217,743   
    141,693      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.28%, due 08/25/36     58,537   
    2,571,604      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 08/25/36     1,015,783   
    294,101      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.49%, due 01/20/35     286,381   
    288,774      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 01/20/35     282,457   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    653,029      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 01/20/36     637,111   
    3,590,169      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 12/25/36     1,708,561   
    2,162,725      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 07-CH3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/37     2,016,741   
    1,821,513      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36     1,261,398   
    1,395,270      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     742,981   
    2,836,982      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 08/25/36     978,759   
    1,746,125      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 10/25/36     936,360   
    790,528      Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 03/25/36     167,987   
    25,187,316      Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 06/25/37     18,260,804   
    472,390      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Series 07-HE2, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 02/25/37     210,970   
    194,625      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.46%, due 01/25/47     165,937   
    159,429      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 04-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.98%, due 08/25/34     146,675   
    5,413,121      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 06-HE6, Class A2FP, 1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.24%, due 09/25/36     3,153,143   
    1,264,611      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 06-HE7, Class A2FP, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 09/25/36     1,011,688   
    1,879,874      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 06-NC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.35%, due 03/25/36     1,743,583   
    1,468,141      Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.28%, due 12/25/36     822,159   
    983,005      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     389,516   
    900,000      Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     576,844   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    661,501      People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 12/25/35     506,445   
    8,689,593      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 07-RZ1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 02/25/37     7,628,593   
    10,000,000      Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 07-KS3, Class AI3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 04/25/37     7,500,000   
    52,970      SACO I, Trust., Series 05-7, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.74%, due 09/25/35     52,904   
    26,092      Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 03/25/35     18,293   
    12,990,578      Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 09/25/36     11,182,290   
    7,417,844      Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Series 06-NC2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 03/25/36     6,323,712   
    6,519,246      Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Series 06-WM1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 12/25/35     5,182,801   
    740,193      Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust, Series 06-HE1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 07/25/36     346,040   
    9,300,000      SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.45%, due 02/25/36     4,553,280   
    21,356,156      SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 07/25/36     8,382,291   
    8,376,606      Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-OPT1, Class 2A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 06/25/37     6,366,221   
    2,042,533      Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/37     1,143,002   
    4,068,748      Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC4, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/37     3,336,373   
    519,971      Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 01/25/36     504,372   
    104,862      Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35     102,503   
    1,455,224      Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.58%, due 06/25/37     694,870   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     159,458,998   
     

 

 

 
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 1.2%    
    663,516      Crusade Global Trust, Series 04-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.39%, due 11/19/37     662,525   
    713,529      Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 07/20/38     702,911   
    642,362      Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 04/19/38     626,883   
    126,077      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.78%, due 09/27/35     119,400   
    1,290,806      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 03/14/36     1,234,643   
    234,933      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.67%, due 12/08/36     225,464   
    101,653      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 06-2GA, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.56%, due 05/27/38     96,484   
    4,317,441      Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.34%, due 05/10/36     4,299,778   
    466,824      Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.32%, due 06/14/37     459,432   
    687,555      Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.40%, due 02/21/38     672,910   
    508,488      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 06/12/40     508,393   
    56,484      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.41%, due 01/12/37     56,438   
    3,115,666      Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.31%, due 05/21/38     3,093,046   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     12,758,307   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 1.3%    
    1,651,190      Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.49%, due 09/20/66     1,505,018   
    2,150,730      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     2,063,196   
    269,093      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     263,474   
    169,955      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     165,939   
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — continued    
    129,017      Granite Mortgages Plc, Series 04-3, Class 2A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.55%, due 09/20/44     127,856   
    854,585      Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 12/10/43     833,220   
    330,273      Leek Finance Plc, Series 17A, Class A2B, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.55%, due 12/21/37     341,420   
    1,396,433      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.48%, due 11/15/38     1,220,525   
    954,785      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 09/15/39     832,954   
    704,520      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 0.68%, due 05/15/34     624,416   
    3,291,534      Saecure BV, Series 11A, Class A1A, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.55%, 1.82%, due 07/30/92     3,341,895   
    2,000,000      Silverstone Master Issuer, Series 12-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.55%, 1.82%, due 01/21/55     2,038,600   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     13,358,513   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 1.6%    
    49,877      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 08/25/35     39,901   
    194,189      Mellon Residential Funding Corp., Series 04-TBC1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/26/34     169,733   
    16,358,888      Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 13-NPL2, Class A, 144A, 3.23%, due 04/16/59     16,236,197   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     16,445,831   
     

 

 

 
    Student Loans — 12.6%   
    2,600,000      College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/24     2,535,000   
    5,000,000      National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.46%, due 04/25/29     4,325,000   
    20,376,146      National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 11/25/28     19,510,159   
    10,000,000      National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 10/25/27     9,350,000   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Student Loans — continued   
    15,000,000      National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.45%, due 09/25/29     12,675,000   
    2,985,229      National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 05/25/26     2,906,867   
    782,638      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.35%, due 12/23/19     781,613   
    15,580,881      SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 09-AA, Class A, 144A, 4.75%, due 06/15/33     14,499,958   
    8,500,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 04-B, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.60%, due 03/15/24     7,489,231   
    3,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 12-B, Class A2, 144A, 3.48%, due 10/15/30     3,114,450   
    6,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 11-B, Class A3, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 2.43%, due 06/16/42     6,180,000   
    4,216,357      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 04-A, Class B, 3 mo. LIBOR + .58%, 0.85%, due 06/15/33     3,330,922   
    9,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 04-B, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .43%, 0.70%, due 09/15/33     7,110,000   
    13,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.44%, due 03/15/23     12,447,500   
    7,105,668      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 10-A, Class 2A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 3.43%, due 05/16/44     7,475,384   
    8,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 04-A, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.67%, due 06/15/33     7,120,000   
    14,000,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 05-A, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 06/15/23     12,985,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Student Loans     133,836,084   
     

 

 

 
    Time Share — 8.2%   
    1,546,706      BXG Receivables Note Trust, Series 10-A, Class B, 144A, 7.50%, due 03/02/26     1,662,709   
    3,664,006      BXG Receivables Note Trust, Series 12-A, Class B, 144A, 3.99%, due 12/02/27     3,675,456   
    5,830,033      Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust, Series 12-1A, Class B, 144A, 3.50%, due 05/20/30     5,970,310   
    1,685,249      Orange Lake Timeshare Trust, Series 12-AA, Class B, 144A, 4.87%, due 03/10/27     1,735,005   
    98,674      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.18%, due 02/20/20     99,969   
    222,552      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 11-1A, Class B, 144A, 4.23%, due 04/20/26     229,114   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   19


GMO Debt Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Time Share — continued   
    4,517,537      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 12-1A, Class B, 144A, 3.58%, due 11/20/28     4,572,807   
    9,865,480      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 12-2A, Class B, 144A, 3.42%, due 03/20/29     9,958,778   
    2,477,430      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 12-3A, Class B, 144A, 2.66%, due 08/20/29     2,478,205   
    5,995,443      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 13-1A, Class B, 144A, 2.39%, due 11/20/29     5,965,024   
    14,343,659      Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 13-2A, Class C, 144A, 4.75%, due 11/20/25     14,168,709   
    12,459,981      Silverleaf Finance LLC, Series 12-D, Class B, 144A, 4.45%, due 03/17/25     12,593,427   
    969,744      Silverleaf Finance Vii LLC, Series 10-A, Class B, 144A, 8.00%, due 07/15/22     1,017,928   
    421,628      Silverleaf Finance Vii LLC, Series 10-A, Class C, 144A, 10.00%, due 07/15/22     436,648   
    2,886,622      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 12-1, Class B, 144A, 5.50%, due 09/20/25     2,905,566   
    1,360,404      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 12-2A, Class B, 144A, 4.50%, due 01/20/25     1,355,302   
    2,040,606      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 12-2A, Class C, 144A, 9.00%, due 01/20/25     2,060,374   
    3,780,645      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 12-3A, Class A, 144A, 2.50%, due 03/20/25     3,778,282   
    6,192,729      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 13-1A, Class A, 144A, 2.25%, due 08/20/25     6,171,441   
    6,192,729      Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 13-1A, Class B, 144A, 3.75%, due 08/20/25     6,107,579   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Share     86,942,633   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     989,603,455   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%   
    1,064,670      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Jamaica), 3 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.56%, due 10/01/18 (a)     1,039,092   
Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    U.S. Government Agency — continued   
    29,952      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series B, 6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill +.35%, 0.42%, due 05/01/14 (a)     29,814   
    19,003      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series A, 6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .35%, 0.42%, due 05/01/14 (a)     18,915   
    200,000      U.S. Department of Transportation, 144A, 6.00%, due 12/07/21     210,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government Agency     1,297,821   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $971,039,879)     990,901,276   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.7%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 3.7%   
    1,560,834      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     39,020,848   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $39,030,846)     39,020,848   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.7%   
    Money Market Funds — 1.6%   
    16,499,464      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     16,499,464   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 1.1%   
    12,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 12/26/13 (c)     11,998,764   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $28,496,951)     28,498,228   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (Cost $1,038,567,676)     1,058,420,352   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     2,353,671   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,060,774,023   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.
(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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.
(c) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

20   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    91.7

Short-Term Investments

    8.2   

Other

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust (“underlying funds”).
 

 

       21


GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 13.8%   
    U.S. Government — 13.8%   
    25,264,654      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.25%, due 04/15/14 (a)
    25,554,794   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $25,766,957)     25,554,794   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 86.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 86.1%   
    45,578,624      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     150,865,247   
    328,490      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     8,212,252   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $141,915,737)     159,077,499   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.1%   
    161,725      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     161,725   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $161,725)     161,725   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $167,844,419)     184,794,018   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.00%     42,404   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $184,836,422   
     

 

 

 

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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.
 

 

22   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    87.0

Short-Term Investments

    9.7   

Loan Participations

    2.0   

Loan Assignments

    0.7   

Rights/Warrants

    0.4   

Options Purchased

    0.0

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.0

Written Options

    (0.1

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (0.1

Swap Contracts

    (0.9

Other

    1.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**             % of Investments  

Mexico

    11.8

Venezuela

    11.1   

Russia

    6.7   

Turkey

    6.2   

Brazil

    5.3   

Argentina

    4.8   

Indonesia

    4.7   

Philippines

    4.4   

Hungary

    3.3   

Tunisia

    3.0   

United States

    2.7   

Ukraine

    2.5   

Congo

    2.2   

Dominican Republic

    1.7   

Croatia

    1.6   

Colombia

    1.5   

United Kingdom

    1.5   

Pakistan

    1.4   

Peru

    1.4   

China

    1.3   

Iraq

    1.3   

South Africa

    1.2   

Uruguay

    1.1   

Chile

    1.0   

Greece

    1.0   

Ivory Coast

    1.0   

Serbia

    1.0   

Sri Lanka

    1.0   

Italy

    0.9   

Bahrain

    0.8   

Austria

    0.7   

Costa Rica

    0.7   

Israel

    0.6   

Lithuania

    0.6   

Nigeria

    0.6   

Vietnam

    0.6   

El Salvador

    0.5   

Romania

    0.5   

Slovenia

    0.5   

Thailand

    0.5   

Bahamas

    0.4   

Iceland

    0.4   
Country/Region Summary**             % of Investments  

Mongolia

    0.4

Qatar

    0.4   

Belize

    0.3   

Honduras

    0.3   

Panama

    0.3   

Angola

    0.2   

Belarus

    0.2   

Bosnia

    0.2   

Gabon

    0.2   

Ghana

    0.2   

Guatemala

    0.2   

Jamaica

    0.2   

Senegal

    0.2   

Trinidad & Tobago

    0.2   

Zambia

    0.2   

Albania

    0.1   

Ecuador

    0.1   

Grenada

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in the 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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using a reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       23


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 85.0%   
    Albania — 0.6%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    3,760,000      Albania Government International Bond, 7.50%, due 11/04/15     5,118,486   

USD

    19,639,573      Republic of Albania Par Bond, Zero Coupon, due 08/31/25 (a)     11,685,546   
     

 

 

 
    Total Albania     16,804,032   
     

 

 

 
    Argentina — 7.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations — 6.9%   

USD

    9,000,000      Province of Buenos Aires, Reg S, Step Up, 4.00%, due 05/15/35     3,600,000   

DEM

    3,830,000      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, Series DM, 6 mo. DEM LIBOR + .81%, due 03/31/23 (b)     1,682,277   

EUR

    18,044,340      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, 7.82%, due 12/31/33     13,772,394   

USD

    55,386,424      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, 8.28%, due 12/31/33     30,877,931   

USD

    10,652,864      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, 8.28%, due 12/31/33     6,247,905   

EUR

    71,275      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, PIK Shares, 1.00%, due 12/31/33     54,401   

USD

    231,699      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, PIK Shares, 1.00%, due 12/31/33     129,172   

USD

    44,564      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, PIK Shares, 1.00%, due 12/31/33     26,137   

EUR

    338,220,524      Republic of Argentina GDP Linked, due 12/15/35 (c)     31,514,144   

EUR

    192,500,000      Republic of Argentina Par Bond, Step Up, 2.26%, due 12/31/38     83,321,769   

EUR

    36,000,000      Republic of Argentina Par Bond, Step Up, 2.26%, due 12/31/38     15,106,459   

USD

    5,440,000      Republic of Argentina Par Bond, Step Up, 2.50%, due 12/31/38     1,816,960   
     

 

 

 
        188,149,549   
     

 

 

 
    Judgments — 1.0%   

USD

    32,000,000      Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, Series L-GL, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, due 03/31/23 (b) (d) (e)     17,920,000   

USD

    15,000,000      Republic of Argentina Global Par Bond, Series L-GP, Step Up, 6.00%, due 03/31/23 (b) (d) (e)     9,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        26,920,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Argentina        215,069,549   
     

 

 

 
    Bahrain — 0.7%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    2,000,000      Bahrain Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.13%, due 07/05/22     1,930,000   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Foreign Government Obligations — continued   

USD

    18,000,000      Bahrain Government International Bond, 144A, 6.13%, due 08/01/23     17,280,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Bahrain     19,210,000   
     

 

 

 
    Barbados — 0.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    2,800,000      Government of Barbados, Reg S, 7.00%, due 08/04/22     2,744,000   
     

 

 

 
    Belarus — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    5,000,000      Republic of Belarus, Reg S, 8.95%, due 01/26/18     4,550,000   
     

 

 

 
    Belize — 0.3%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    13,033,400      Republic of Belize, Reg S, Step Up, 5.00%, due 02/20/38     7,689,706   
     

 

 

 
    Bosnia & Herzegovina — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

DEM

    10,199,320      Bosnia & Herzegovina, Series A, 6 mo. DEM LIBOR + .81%, 1.06%, due 12/11/17     5,927,274   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 2.7%   
    Corporate Debt — 0.4%  

USD

    12,000,000      Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.88%, due 01/20/40     11,310,000   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.4%   

USD

    9,000,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Reg S, 5.50%, due 07/12/20     9,140,400   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 1.9%   

USD

    841,667      Brazilian Government International Exit Bonds, 6.00%, due 09/15/13     839,563   

USD

    32,955      Brazilian Government International Exit Bonds, Odd Lot, 6.00%, due 09/15/13     32,872   

USD

    41,000,000      Republic of Brazil, 8.25%, due 01/20/34     51,557,500   
     

 

 

 
        52,429,935   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     72,880,335   
     

 

 

 
    Chile — 0.7%   
    Corporate Debt  

USD

    17,000,000      Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, 8.13%, due 02/01/97     17,765,000   
     

 

 

 
 

 

24   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Colombia — 0.7%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.2%   

USD

    5,000,000      Ecopetrol SA, 7.63%, due 07/23/19     5,725,000   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 0.5%   

USD

    8,000,000      Republic of Colombia, 8.70%, due 02/15/16     8,952,000   

USD

    3,800,000      Republic of Colombia, 11.85%, due 03/09/28 (d)     5,557,650   
     

 

 

 
        14,509,650   
     

 

 

 
    Total Colombia     20,234,650   
     

 

 

 
    Congo Republic (Brazzaville) — 3.0%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    101,627,157      Republic of Congo, Reg S, Series INTL, Step Up, 3.00%, due 06/30/29     82,317,997   
     

 

 

 
    Costa Rica — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.3%   

USD

    9,000,000      Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Reg S, 6.38%, due 05/15/43     7,605,000   

USD

    2,000,000      Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Reg S, 6.95%, due 11/10/21     2,060,000   
     

 

 

 
        9,665,000   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 0.1%   

USD

    3,000,000      Costa Rica Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.63%, due 04/30/43     2,520,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Costa Rica     12,185,000   
     

 

 

 
    Croatia — 0.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    18,000,000      Croatia Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.50%, due 04/04/23     17,235,000   

USD

    6,000,000      Croatia Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.38%, due 03/24/21     6,090,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Croatia     23,325,000   
     

 

 

 
    Dominican Republic — 2.7%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 0.9%   

USD

    26,781,017      Autopistas Del Nordeste Ltd., Reg S, 9.39%, due 01/15/26 (d)     25,967,990   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.2%   

USD

    5,800,000      Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana, Reg S, 7.00%, due 02/01/23     5,597,000   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 1.6%   

USD

    8,000,000      Dominican Republic, Reg S, 8.63%, due 04/20/27     8,800,000   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Foreign Government Obligations — continued   

USD

    38,607,000      Dominican Republic Discount Bond, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 1.25%, due 08/30/24     33,974,160   
     

 

 

 
        42,774,160   
     

 

 

 
    Total Dominican Republic     74,339,150   
     

 

 

 
    Ecuador — 0.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    11,587,000      Republic of Ecuador, Step Up, Reg S, 10.00%, due 08/15/30 (b)     2,549,140   
     

 

 

 
    El Salvador — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    10,000,000      El Salvador Government International Bond, Reg S, 7.63%, due 02/01/41     9,600,000   
     

 

 

 
    Gabon — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    5,000,000      Gabonese Republic, Reg S, 8.20%, due 12/12/17     5,587,500   
     

 

 

 
    Ghana — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    5,000,000      Republic of Ghana, 144A, 7.88%, due 08/07/23     4,862,500   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

EUR

    20,882,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond, Step Up, 2.00%, due 02/24/36     11,362,032   
     

 

 

 
    Grenada — 0.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    9,000,000      Republic of Grenada, Reg S, Step Up, 4.50%, due 09/15/25     3,060,000   
     

 

 

 
    Guatemala — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    3,500,000      Republic of Guatemala, Reg S, 8.13%, due 10/06/34     4,445,000   
     

 

 

 
    Honduras — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    8,000,000      Honduras Government International Bond, Reg S, 7.50%, due 03/15/24     6,560,000   
     

 

 

 
    Hungary — 1.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

USD

    10,000,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 5.38%, due 02/21/23     9,413,000   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   25


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Foreign Government Obligations — continued   

USD

    40,500,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 7.63%, due 03/29/41     41,563,125   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hungary     50,976,125   
     

 

 

 
    Iceland — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    11,000,000      Iceland Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.88%, due 05/11/22     11,220,000   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 3.2%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 1.8%   

USD

    10,600,000      Majapahit Holding BV, Reg S, 7.75%, due 01/20/20     11,130,000   

USD

    28,200,000      Majapahit Holding BV, Reg S, 7.88%, due 06/29/37     28,270,500   

USD

    10,400,000      Pertamina Persero PT, Reg S, 6.50%, due 05/27/41     8,476,000   
     

 

 

 
        47,876,500   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    55,300,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, Reg S, 4.63%, due 04/15/43     39,539,500   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     87,416,000   
     

 

 

 
    Iraq — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    15,000,000      Republic of Iraq, Reg S, 5.80%, due 01/15/28     11,962,500   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.6%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

USD

    14,000,000      Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., Reg S, 6.88%, due 06/21/23     14,315,000   

USD

    3,000,000      Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., Reg S, 7.88%, due 12/15/26     3,180,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     17,495,000   
     

 

 

 
    Ivory Coast — 0.8%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    25,265,000      Ivory Coast Government International Bond, Reg S, Step Up, 5.75%, due 12/31/32     21,412,087   
     

 

 

 
    Jamaica — 0.1%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

USD

    3,000,000      National Road Operating & Construction Co. Ltd., Reg S, 9.38%, due 11/10/24     3,030,000   
     

 

 

 
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Latvia — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    4,000,000      Republic of Latvia, Reg S, 5.25%, due 06/16/21     4,220,000   
     

 

 

 
    Lithuania — 0.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    11,500,000      Republic of Lithuania, Reg S, 6.63%, due 02/01/22     13,124,375   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 9.5%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 2.0%   

EUR

    34,500,000      Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Reg S, 5.50%, due 02/24/25     51,638,516   

USD

    1,360,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 9.50%, due 09/15/27     1,672,800   
     

 

 

 
        53,311,316   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 7.5%   

USD

    170,984,000      United Mexican States, 5.75%, due 10/12/10     153,030,680   

GBP

    27,994,000      United Mexican States, GMTN, 6.75%, due 02/06/24     50,431,940   
     

 

 

 
        203,462,620   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     256,773,936   
     

 

 

 
    Mongolia — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    12,000,000      Mongolia Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.13%, due 12/05/22     9,540,000   
     

 

 

 
    Montenegro — 0.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    2,000,000      Montenegro Government International Bond, 7.25%, due 04/08/16     2,742,424   
     

 

 

 
    Nigeria — 0.6%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    8,400,000      Nigeria Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.38%, due 07/12/23     8,484,000   

USD

    6,100,000      Nigeria Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.75%, due 01/28/21     6,450,750   
     

 

 

 
    Total Nigeria     14,934,750   
     

 

 

 
    Pakistan — 0.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    17,000,000      Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Reg S,
7.88%, due 03/31/36
    13,260,000   
     

 

 

 
 

 

26   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Panama — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    5,000,000      Panama Government International Bond, 4.30%, due 04/29/53     3,700,000   

USD

    1,535,000      Panama Government International Bond, 8.13%, due 04/28/34     1,949,450   
     

 

 

 
    Total Panama     5,649,450   
     

 

 

 
    Peru — 1.2%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.3%   

USD

    12,452,000      Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd., Reg S, Zero Coupon, due 06/02/25     7,720,240   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 0.9%   

USD

    5,000,000      Peru Par Bond, Series 30 Yr., Step Up, 4.00%, due 03/07/27     5,000,000   

USD

    20,000,000      Republic of Peru, 5.63%, due 11/18/50     19,600,000   
     

 

 

 
        24,600,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Peru     32,320,240   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 4.5%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 3.4%   

USD

    25,651,000      Central Bank of Philippines, Series A, 8.60%, due 06/15/27     34,372,340   

USD

    40,550,000      National Power Corp., Global Bond, 9.63%, due 05/15/28     57,986,500   
     

 

 

 
        92,358,840   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 1.1%   

USD

    26,720,000      Republic of Philippines, 6.38%, due 01/15/32     29,726,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     122,084,840   
     

 

 

 
    Qatar — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    5,000,000      Qatar Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.75%, due 01/20/42     5,200,000   
     

 

 

 
    Romania — 0.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    7,000,000      Romanian Government International Bond, Reg S, 4.38%, due 08/22/23     6,510,000   

USD

    6,000,000      Romanian Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.75%, due 02/07/22     6,690,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Romania     13,200,000   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 4.5%   
    Corporate Debt — 3.6%   

USD

    27,000,000      Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA, Reg S, 4.38%, due 09/19/22     24,030,000   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Corporate Debt — continued   

USD

    27,000,000      Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, Reg S, 8.63%, due 04/28/34     31,117,500   

USD

    12,000,000      Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 144A, 5.13%, due 10/29/22     11,040,000   

USD

    3,000,000      Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, Reg S, 5.72%, due 06/16/21     3,015,000   

USD

    26,600,000      VTB Capital SA, Reg S, 6.25%, due 06/30/35     27,431,250   
     

 

 

 
        96,633,750   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 0.9%   

USD

    25,000,000      Russian Foreign Bond – Eurobond, Reg S, 5.63%, due 04/04/42     24,843,750   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     121,477,500   
     

 

 

 
    Senegal — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    4,750,000      Republic of Senegal, Reg S, 8.75%, due 05/13/21     4,904,375   
     

 

 

 
    Serbia — 1.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    5,908,401      Republic of Serbia, Reg S, Step Up, 6.75%, due 11/01/24     5,627,752   

USD

    24,000,000      Republic of Serbia, 7.25%, due 09/28/21     24,060,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Serbia     29,687,752   
     

 

 

 
    Slovenia — 0.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    15,000,000      Slovenia Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.85%, due 05/10/23     14,175,000   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

ZAR

    163,000,000      Eskom Holdings Ltd., Zero Coupon, due 12/31/32     2,370,131   

ZAR

    20,000,000      Transnet Ltd., 13.50%, due 04/18/28     2,235,180   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     4,605,311   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.8%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

USD

    8,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea, 5.13%, due 06/29/20     8,614,880   

USD

    5,000,000      Korea Gas Corp., Reg S, 6.25%, due 01/20/42     5,677,100   

USD

    8,000,000      Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Reg S, 4.75%, due 07/13/21     8,274,080   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     22,566,060   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   27


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Sri Lanka — 0.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    8,500,000      Republic of Sri Lanka, Reg S, 6.25%, due 07/27/21     7,820,000   

USD

    17,150,000      Sri Lanka Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.88%, due 07/25/22     15,349,250   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sri Lanka     23,169,250   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.4%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

USD

    7,000,000      PTT PCL, 144A, 4.50%, due 10/25/42     5,467,630   

USD

    4,000,000      PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd., Reg S, 5.69%, due 04/05/21     4,228,840   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     9,696,470   
     

 

 

 
    Trinidad And Tobago — 0.3%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

USD

    6,000,000      Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd., Reg S, 9.75%, due 08/14/19     7,320,000   
     

 

 

 
    Tunisia — 2.0%   
    Foreign Government Agency   

JPY

    7,000,000,000      Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA, 4.30%, due 08/02/30     54,896,369   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 3.6%   
    Corporate Debt — 0.2%   

USD

    5,000,000      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, Reg S,
4.88%, due 07/19/17
    4,875,000   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Agency — 0.1%   

USD

    1,000,000      Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Reg S, 5.38%, due 11/04/16     1,012,500   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 3.3%   

USD

    92,000,000      Republic of Turkey, 6.75%, due 05/30/40     90,275,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     96,162,500   
     

 

 

 
    Ukraine — 1.3%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    4,000,000      City of Kyiv Via Kyiv Finance PLC, Reg S, 9.38%, due 07/11/16     3,840,000   

USD

    25,500,000      Ukraine Government International Bond, Reg S, 7.50%, due 04/17/23     21,738,750   

USD

    12,500,000      Ukraine Government International Bond, Reg S, 7.80%, due 11/28/22     10,812,500   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ukraine     36,391,250   
     

 

 

 
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    United States — 8.1%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 1.8%   

USD

    2,714,249      Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 0.68%, due 05/15/24     1,112,842   

USD

    128,189      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.53%, due 10/25/34     109,922   

USD

    706,183      CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.63%, due 10/25/30     512,336   

USD

    5,226,413      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-D, Class 2A, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.40%, due 05/15/36 ¿     3,952,213   

USD

    13,876,024      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-F, Class 2A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.44%, due 12/15/35 ¿     11,031,439   

USD

    10,332,484      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-H, Class 2A, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.44%, due 12/15/35 ¿     6,096,166   

USD

    3,162,648      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 05-FF10, Class A6M, 1 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 0.54%, due 11/25/35 ¿     708,117   

USD

    9,250,000      Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 07-1, Class 2A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.42%, due 05/25/37 ¿     1,480,000   

USD

    11,349,814      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.35%, due 10/25/36 ¿     6,086,338   

USD

    3,745,342      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 06-NC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.36%, due 03/25/36 ¿     3,473,805   

USD

    13,404,615      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.34%, due 11/25/36 ¿     5,311,579   

USD

    13,583,343      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.41%, due 11/25/36 ¿     5,908,754   

USD

    7,399,190      Wamu Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 07-HE2, Class 2A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.55%, due 04/25/37 ¿     3,385,129   
     

 

 

 
        49,168,640   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 6.3%   

USD

    25,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.75%, due 11/15/42 (f)     20,613,275   

USD

    147,285,210      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (f) (g)     148,976,633   
     

 

 

 
        169,589,908   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     218,758,548   
     

 

 

 
 

 

28   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Uruguay — 1.0%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    15,000,000      Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.13%, due 11/20/45     11,175,000   

USD

    17,500,000      Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.50%, due 08/14/24     16,625,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Uruguay     27,800,000   
     

 

 

 
    Venezuela — 11.0%   
    Foreign Government Agency — 6.9%   

USD

    61,785,000      Electricidad de Caracas Finance BV, 8.50%, due 04/10/18     49,276,627   

USD

    111,750,000      Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Reg S, 9.00%, due 11/17/21     89,791,125   

USD

    50,500,000      Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Reg S, 12.75%, due 02/17/22     48,858,750   
     

 

 

 
        187,926,502   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 4.1%   

USD

    123,000,000      Republic of Venezuela, Reg S, 11.95%, due 08/05/31     110,700,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Venezuela     298,626,502   
     

 

 

 
    Vietnam — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    5,000,000      Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Series 30 Yr., 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 1.31%, due 03/13/28     4,262,500   
     

 

 

 
    Zambia — 0.2%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

USD

    6,000,000      Zambia Government International Bond, Reg S, 5.38%, due 09/20/22     5,062,500   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $2,394,671,363)
    2,299,191,479   
     

 

 

 
    LOAN ASSIGNMENTS — 0.7%   
    Dominican Republic — 0.1%   

USD

    1,600,060      Dominican Republic, 6 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%, 2.21%, due 08/15/15     1,437,702   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 0.3%   

USD

    2,152,800      Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995, 6 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 1.19%, due 12/14/19     1,985,958   

USD

    2,152,800      Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995, 6 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 1.19%, due 12/14/19     1,985,958   

USD

    2,870,400      Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995, 6 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 1.19%, due 12/14/19     2,647,944   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Indonesia — continued   

USD

    1,564,269      Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated September 29, 1994, 6 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 1.44%, due 12/16/19     1,446,948   

EUR

    1,487,347      Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia Paris Club Debt, 4.00%, due 06/01/21     1,548,030   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     9,614,838   
     

 

 

 
    Vietnam — 0.3%   

USD

    18,000,000      Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group Loan Agreement, 6 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%, 4.63%, due 06/26/15 (b)     7,740,000   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL LOAN ASSIGNMENTS (COST $27,204,633)     18,792,540   
     

 

 

 
    LOAN PARTICIPATIONS — 2.0%   
    Egypt — 0.1%   

CHF

    2,399,342      Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Standard Chartered Bank), due 01/03/24 (d)     1,631,776   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 0.3%   

USD

    8,017,948      Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank), 6 mo. LIBOR +.88%, 1.32%, due 09/29/19     7,396,557   
     

 

 

 
    Iraq — 1.0%   

JPY

    4,202,173,706      Republic of Iraq Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank), due 01/01/28     24,024,417   

JPY

    549,069,346      Republic of Iraq Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank), due 01/01/28     3,069,066   
     

 

 

 
    Total Iraq     27,093,483   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.1%   

EUR

    57,042,402      Russian Foreign Trade Obligations (Participation with GML International Ltd.) (b) (d)     3,361,636   
     

 

 

 
    Vietnam — 0.5%   

JPY

    1,580,824,897      Socialist Republic of Vietnam Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank), 6 mo. JPY LIBOR + .60%, 0.86%, due 09/01/17     14,570,928   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS (COST $66,342,011)     54,054,380   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   29


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 4.7%   
    United States   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    3,976,082      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     13,160,831   
    2,959,377      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     73,984,416   
    1,515,449      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     39,689,601   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $121,764,277)     126,834,848   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.4%   
    Nigeria — 0.1%   
    25,000      Central Bank of Nigeria Oil Warrants, Expires 11/15/20 *     4,500,000   
     

 

 

 
    Uruguay — 0.0%   
    4,000,000      Banco Central Del Uruguay Value Recovery Rights, VRRB, Expires 01/02/21 * (d)       
     

 

 

 
    Venezuela — 0.3%   
    283,235      Republic of Venezuela Oil Warrants, Expires 04/15/20     7,293,301   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS (COST $0)     11,793,301   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.9%   
    Money Market Funds — 3.7%   
    38,725,694      State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class, 0.08% (h)     38,725,694   
    62,681,408      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (i)     62,681,408   
     

 

 

 
    Total Money Market Funds     101,407,102   
     

 

 

 
    Repurchase Agreements — 3.2%   
    13,258,500      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/25/13, with a maturity value of $13,262,025 and an effective yield of .29%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 10.00%, maturity date of 01/21/15 and a market value of $12,234,707 (j)     13,258,500   
    16,060,001      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/11/13, with a maturity value of $16,067,139 and an effective yield of .32%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 6.00%, maturity date of 09/15/16 and a market value of $15,135,271 (j)     16,060,001   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Repurchase Agreements — continued   
    12,608,001      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/11/13, with a maturity value of $12,613,604 and an effective yield of .32%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 0.50%, maturity date of 06/22/16 and a market value of $12,218,310 (j)     12,608,001   
    20,742,750      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/12/13, with a maturity value of $20,750,603 and an effective yield of .29%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 2.63%, maturity date of 06/17/20 and a market value of $20,777,540 (j)     20,742,750   
    12,347,000      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/16/13, with a maturity value of $12,351,829 and an effective yield of .32%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 5.00%, maturity date of 12/21/15 and a market value of $11,358,997 (j)     12,347,000   
    10,850,001      JP Morgan Chase Bank Repurchase Agreement, dated 07/16/13, with a maturity value of $10,854,244 and an effective yield of .32%, collateralized by an emerging sovereign government obligation with a rate of 7.00%, maturity date of 04/13/15 and a market value of $10,097,655 (j)     10,850,001   
     

 

 

 
    Total Repurchase Agreements     85,866,253   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $187,273,355)     187,273,355   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Cost $2,797,255,639)     2,697,939,903   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     8,027,234   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,705,967,137   
     

 

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/01/2013   BCLY     EUR        127,800,000        USD        169,092,436      $ 170,620   
10/01/2013  

DB

    EUR        72,200,000        USD        96,044,339        612,766   
09/10/2013  

CITI

    GBP        35,000,000        USD        53,085,515        (1,151,480
10/08/2013  

CITI

    JPY         10,400,000,000        USD        105,424,496        (514,243
           

 

 

 
            $ (882,337
           

 

 

 
 

 

30   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Average balance outstanding    $ (9,113,171
Average interest rate      0.16
Maximum balance outstanding    $ (17,656,013

Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily face value balances outstanding during the period that the Fund has entered into reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Credit Linked Options

 

Number of
Contracts

  Expiration
Date
 

Descriptions

  Premiums     Market
Value
 
Put   Sold USD   100,000,000   04/15/2024   Banco do Brasil Credit Linked Put Option Swap, Brazil, receives premium of 0.44% (OTC) (CP-DB) (d)   $ 812,194      $ (1,851,295
Put   Sold USD   43,000,000   04/15/2024   Banco do Brasil Credit Linked Put Option Swap, Brazil, receives premium of 0.44% (OTC) (CP-DB) (d)            (63,992
Put   Sold USD   62,000,000   03/21/2017   Lebanese Republic Credit Linked Put Option Swap, Lebanon, receives premium of 0.50% (OTC) (CP-DB) (d)            168,045   
Put   Sold USD   70,000,000   04/03/2018   Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi A.S. Credit Linked Put Option Swap, Turkey, receives premium of 0.40% (OTC) (CP-DB) (d)            (608,455
Put   Sold USD   70,000,000   07/14/2017   Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. Credit Linked Put Option Swap, Turkey, receives premium of 0.40% (OTC) (CP-DB) (d)            (499,115
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 812,194      $ (2,854,812
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Credit Default Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) ^

  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  

Reference Entity

 

Maximum Potential
Amount of Future
Payments by the Fund
Under the  Contract (2)

    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  5,000,000        USD      12/20/2013   DB   (Pay)   1.00%   0.85%    Gazprom   N/A     $ (12,188
           14,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.68%   0.74%    Republic of Italy   N/A       (120,060
  39,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.49%   0.04%    Republic of Austria   N/A       (431,477
  28,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.70%   0.74%    Republic of Italy   N/A       (244,353
  14,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.45%   0.05%    United Kingdom Government   N/A       (149,858
  10,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.85%   0.74%    Republic of Italy   N/A       (98,605
  39,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.28%   0.05%    United Kingdom Government   N/A       (367,234
  10,000,000        USD      6/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   5.00%   54.29%    Republic of Argentina   N/A       2,928,809   
  2,000,000        USD      8/24/2014   DB   (Pay)   4.25%   2.55%    Lebanese Republic   N/A       (33,876
  15,000,000        USD      9/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   4.03%   1.29%    Sberbank   N/A       (708,455
  5,000,000        USD      12/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   5.00%   48.00%    Republic of Argentina   N/A       1,804,995   
  650,000,000        USD      3/20/2015   DB   Receive   3.80%   8.68%    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   650,000,000     USD        (34,642,320
  70,000,000        USD      3/20/2015   DB   (Pay)   0.00%   25.00%    Republic of Argentina (d)   N/A         
  550,500,000        EUR      3/20/2015   DB   (Pay)   3.72%   8.62%    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   N/A       39,259,802   
  300,000,000        EUR      4/20/2015   DB   (Pay)   4.32%   8.68%    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   N/A       20,035,466   
  412,500,000        USD      4/20/2015   DB   Receive   4.40%   8.74%    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   412,500,000     USD        (20,598,848
  11,000,000        USD      6/20/2015   DB   (Pay)   5.00%   N/A    CDX 13 Emerging Sovereign   N/A       (383,472
  30,000,000        USD      6/20/2015   BCLY   (Pay)   5.00%   N/A    CDX 13 Emerging Sovereign   N/A       (1,045,833
  40,000,000        USD      6/20/2015   BCLY   (Pay)   5.00%   N/A    CDX 13 Emerging Sovereign   N/A       (1,394,444
  15,000,000        USD      9/20/2015   BCLY   (Pay)   1.00%   0.77%    Republic of Colombia   N/A       (100,822
  56,950,000,000        COP      11/20/2015   CITI   Receive   1.81%   0.64%    Republic of Colombia   56,950,000,000     COP        874,342   
  15,000,000        USD      2/20/2016   CITI   (Pay)   2.16%   0.87%    Republic of Colombia   N/A       (484,966

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   31


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Credit Default Swaps (continued)

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) ^

  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  

Reference Entity

 

Maximum Potential
Amount of Future
Payments by the Fund
Under the  Contract (2)

    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  56,700,000,000        COP      2/20/2016    CITI   Receive   1.46%   0.67%    Republic of Colombia   56,700,000,000     COP      $ 551,751   
  114,800,000,000        COP      4/20/2016    CITI   Receive   1.33%   0.69%    Republic of Colombia   114,800,000,000     COP        1,227,205   
  25,000,000        USD      4/20/2016    CITI   (Pay)   1.90%   0.90%    Republic of Colombia   N/A       (824,493
  11,000,000        EUR      6/17/2016    DB   Receive   5.60%   8.41%    Republic of Angola   11,000,000     EUR        348,435   
  20,000,000        USD      8/20/2016    CITI   (Pay)   2.15%   0.96%    Republic of Colombia   N/A       (712,777
  97,680,000,000        COP      8/20/2016    CITI   Receive   1.51%   0.72%    Republic of Colombia   97,680,000,000     COP        1,118,877   
  22,500,000        USD      2/20/2017    DB   Receive   2.43%   9.35%    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   22,500,000     USD        (4,419,606
  32,000,000        PEN      5/20/2017    DB   Receive   0.79%   1.03%    Republic of Peru   32,000,000     PEN        (65,068
  2,500,000        USD      5/20/2017    DB   (Pay)   1.05%   1.34%    Republic of Peru   N/A       18,250   
  4,500,000        USD      7/20/2017    JPM   Receive   3.33%   6.89%    Republic of Jamaica   4,500,000     USD        (511,514
  25,000,000        USD      12/20/2017    JPM   Receive   5.00%   8.62%    Government of Ukraine   25,000,000     USD        (2,866,048
  5,400,000        EUR      3/20/2018    DB   Receive   1.00%   4.49%    Republic of Macedonia   5,400,000     EUR        (972,106
  10,000,000        USD      12/20/2018    DB   Receive   0.44%   0.41%    United Kingdom Government   10,000,000     USD        25,952   
  10,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.62%   2.47%    Republic of Italy   10,000,000     USD        (378,892
  10,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.35%   0.43%    United Kingdom Government   10,000,000     USD        517,913   
  30,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.46%   0.37%    Republic of Austria   30,000,000     USD        1,833,612   
  20,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.66%   2.47%    Republic of Italy   20,000,000     USD        (717,351
  10,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.70%   2.47%    Republic of Italy   10,000,000     USD        (338,460
  30,000,000        USD      3/20/2019    DB   Receive   1.25%   0.43%    United Kingdom Government   30,000,000     USD        1,388,167   
  6,000,000        USD      3/20/2020    BCLY   Receive   1.00%   3.71%    Republic of Croatia   6,000,000     USD        (833,882
  6,000,000        USD      6/20/2020    DB   Receive   1.00%   3.82%    Commonwealth of Bahamas   6,000,000     USD        (926,117
  30,000,000        USD      3/20/2023    JPM   Receive   1.00%   2.82%    Republic of Turkey   30,000,000     USD        (4,093,737
  6,000,000        USD      6/20/2023    DB   Receive   1.00%   3.82%    Commonwealth of Bahamas   6,000,000     USD        (1,192,234
  200,000,000        USD      6/20/2023    DB   (Pay)   1.00%   3.91%    Republic of Croatia   N/A       40,804,002   
  160,000,000        EUR      6/20/2023    DB   Receive   1.00%   3.93%    Republic of Croatia   160,000,000     EUR        (44,331,321
  3,000,000        USD      6/20/2023    DB   Receive   1.00%   3.82%    Commonwealth of Bahamas   3,000,000     USD        (596,117
  25,000,000        USD      9/20/2023    JPM   Receive   1.00%   2.50%    Republic of Brazil   25,000,000     USD        (2,927,343
  25,000,000        USD      9/20/2023    JPM   Receive   1.00%   2.50%    Republic of Brazil   25,000,000     USD        (2,927,343
  25,000,000        USD      9/20/2023    JPM   Receive   1.00%   1.55%    Peoples Republic of China   25,000,000     USD        (1,095,490
  25,000,000        USD      9/20/2023    JPM   Receive   1.00%   2.90%    Republic of South Africa   25,000,000     USD        (3,680,549
  20,000,000        USD      9/20/2031    GS   (Pay)   1.00%   1.83%    United Mexican States   N/A       1,931,376   
                     

 

 

 
  $ (20,558,305
                     

 

 

 
               

Premiums to (Pay) Receive

    $ 28,654,170   
                     

 

 

 

 

^ Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
   (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap contracts on the reference security, as of August 31, 2013, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit
  spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection. Wider (i.e., higher) 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 contract.
(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap contract.

 

32   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

 

(a) Security is backed by U.S. Treasury Bonds.

 

(b) Security is in default.

 

(c) Security is linked to Argentina Republic Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Security does not pay principal over life of security or at expiration. Payments are based on growth of Argentina GDP, subject to certain conditions.

 

(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).

 

(e) Security represents a judgment against the Government of Argentina (“Argentina”) relating to Argentina’s failure to make payments on sovereign debt held by the Fund. See “Other matters” in Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(f) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts, forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(g) Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

 

(h) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013.

 

(i) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(j) Repurchase Agreements have an open maturity date and can be closed by either party on demand.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   33


GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    87.5

Short-Term Investments

    14.2   

Options Purchased

    1.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.2   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Written Options

    (0.5

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (1.9

Swap Contracts

    (2.6

Other

    1.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**             % of Investments  

United States

    37.5

Euro Region***

    21.3   

Canada

    13.7   

Switzerland

    9.5   

Sweden

    8.2   

Japan

    7.8   

Emerging****

    3.9   

Australia

    2.4   

United Kingdom

    (4.3
 

 

 

 
    100 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* 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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Euro Region” is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

 

**** The “Emerging” exposure is associated only with investments in the Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary and Tunisia. Additional information about the fund’s emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the Emerging Country Debt Fund country/region summary.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

34    


GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 39.3%   
    Canada — 3.0%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

CAD

    1,500,000      Government of Canada, 8.00%, due 06/01/23     2,088,792   

CAD

    2,000,000      Government of Canada, 1.50%, due 06/01/23     1,718,789   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     3,807,581   
     

 

 

 
    France — 3.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    3,000,000      Government of France, 4.00%, due 10/25/38     4,351,532   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 4.5%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    4,400,000      Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 5.00%, due 08/01/34     5,851,314   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 10.8%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

JPY

    1,200,000,000      Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.20%, due 06/20/26     13,996,558   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 1.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations   

EUR

    2,000,000      Government of Spain, 4.70%, due 07/30/41     2,481,556   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 15.7%   
    U.S. Government   

USD

    3,089,128      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (a)     3,124,604   

USD

    10,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.63%, due 11/15/22 (b)     9,107,030   

USD

    10,000,000      U.S. Treasury Principal Strip Bond, due 11/15/21     8,072,150   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     20,303,784   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $51,112,378)     50,792,325   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 59.0%   
    United States — 59.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    564,202      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     5,405,057   
    7,873,225      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     26,060,376   
    550,396      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     13,759,912   
    1,188,134      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     31,117,235   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $76,596,359)     76,342,580   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount /

Shares /
Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.6%   
    Currency Options   

EUR

    3,300,000      EUR Call/USD Put, Expires 01/09/14, Strike 1.34, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     68,043   

NZD

    7,800,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-CITI)     15,202   

NZD

    7,800,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     15,202   

AUD

    6,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.99, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     610,861   

AUD

    6,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.86, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     28,720   

JPY

    600,000,000      USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 02/12/14, Strike 104.00, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     70,789   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $447,871)     808,817   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.3%   
    365,849      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (c)     365,849   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 0.8%   
    1,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%,
due 07/24/14 (b) (d)
    999,078   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $1,364,835)     1,364,927   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $129,521,443)

    129,308,649   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.00%     46,454   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $129,355,103   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   35


GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/29/2013   DB     CAD        1,300,000        USD        1,235,401      $ 2,858   
09/24/2013   BCLY     CHF        5,000,000        USD        5,295,370        (79,182
09/24/2013   JPM     CHF        100,000        USD        108,240        749   
10/01/2013   CITI     EUR        700,000        USD        935,148        9,911   
10/01/2013   JPM     EUR        4,900,000        USD        6,544,219        67,561   
09/10/2013   CITI     GBP        2,200,000        USD        3,313,948        (95,234
09/10/2013   JPM     GBP        1,000,000        USD        1,509,779        (39,849
10/08/2013   CITI     JPY        40,000,000        USD        410,731        3,274   
10/08/2013   JPM     JPY        420,000,000        USD        4,370,766        92,471   
09/17/2013   CITI     NZD        4,500,000        USD        3,617,950        143,416   
09/17/2013   JPM     NZD        2,300,000        USD        1,843,383        67,510   
09/03/2013   CITI     SEK        22,300,000        USD        3,394,061        29,217   
09/03/2013   DB     SEK        7,300,000        USD        1,101,433        (63
09/03/2013   DB     USD        1,799,416        SEK        11,800,000        (18,916
09/03/2013   GS     USD        229,799        SEK        1,500,000        (3,465
09/03/2013   JPM     USD        2,418,817        SEK        16,300,000        40,688   
09/10/2013   CITI     USD        13,996,228        GBP        9,200,000        260,354   
09/10/2013   DB     USD        1,552,132        GBP        1,000,000        (2,504
09/17/2013   CITI     USD        158,806        NZD        200,000        (4,382
09/17/2013   DB     USD        9,028,286        NZD        11,500,000        (148,920
09/24/2013   CITI     USD        1,710,365        CHF        1,600,000        9,492   
10/01/2013   BCLY     USD        21,963,493        EUR        16,600,000        (22,162
10/01/2013   CITI     USD        928,275        EUR        700,000        (3,038
10/01/2013   JPM     USD        1,459,349        EUR        1,100,000        (5,405
10/08/2013   CITI     USD        15,205,456        JPY        1,500,000,000        74,170   
10/15/2013   DB     USD        1,873,187        NOK        11,200,000        (45,880
10/22/2013   BCLY     USD        725,512        AUD        800,000        (15,737
10/22/2013   DB     USD        1,077,688        AUD        1,200,000        (13,024
10/29/2013   CITI     USD        475,156        CAD        500,000        (1,102
11/05/2013   CITI     USD        3,389,272        SEK        22,300,000        (29,210
           

 

 

 
            $ 273,598   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
9   Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   September 2013   $ 876,112      $ (5,007
4   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013     417,884        (1,160
95   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013     11,599,204        85,214   
99   Euro BOBL   September 2013     16,326,815        (135,325
132   Euro Dollar 90 Day   September 2013     32,912,550        29,800   
26   U.S. Treasury Bond 30 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     3,429,562        22,266   
51   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     6,338,344        (15,012
98   U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     11,728,609        (11,914
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 83,629,080      $ (31,138
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
47   Euro Bund   September 2013   $ 8,717,292      $ 126,666   
7   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013     10,298,630        (97,444
34   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     7,471,500        (2,008
33   UK Gilt Long Bond   December 2013     5,584,620        6,634   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 32,072,042      $ 33,848   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

36   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Written Options

 

Principal
Amount

     Expiration
Date
  

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 

Put

  AUD     12,000,000       10/2/2013    USD Call/AUD Put, Strike 0.92 (OTC) (CP-JPM)    $ 261,195       $ (417,141

Put

  JPY     600,000,000       2/12/2014    USD Call/JPY Put, Strike 110.00 (OTC) (CP-BCLY)        85,942         (25,000
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
             $ 347,137       $ (442,141
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Credit Default Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) ^

  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
 

Reference
Entity

  Maximum Potential
Amount of Future
Payments by the Fund
Under the Contract (2)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  21,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.70%   0.74%   Republic of Italy     N/A      $ (183,264
                 

 

 

 

 

Premiums to (Pay) Receive

  

  $   
                 

 

 

 

 

^ Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
   (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(1) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap contracts on the reference security, as of August 31, 2013, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection. Wider (i.e., higher) 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 contract.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap contract.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
       Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
    

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
 
  8,400,000        CHF         9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.20%      6 Month CHF LIBOR      $ (342,888
  23,900,000        SEK         9/18/2020      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (176,386
  15,900,000        SEK         9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      2.60%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (62,618
  29,100,000        SEK         9/18/2020      DB      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (212,936
                               

 

 

 
     $ (794,828
                               

 

 

 
                           Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $ 224,456   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
(Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, 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.   37


GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(c) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(d) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(e) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

 

38   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*           % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    95.1

Short-Term Investments

    7.0   

Options Purchased

    1.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.2   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    (0.3

Written Options

    (0.5

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (1.9

Swap Contracts

    (2.9

Other

    2.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**                  % of Investments  

Euro Region***

    37.7

Japan

    21.8   

Canada

    14.4   

Switzerland

    8.2   

Sweden

    7.2   

United States

    5.2   

Emerging****

    3.7   

Australia

    2.7   

United Kingdom

    (0.9
 

 

 

 
    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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Euro Region” is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

 

**** The “Emerging” exposure is associated only with investments in the Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary and Tunisia. Additional information about the fund’s emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the Emerging Country Debt Fund country/region summary.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       39


GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 44.4%   
    Canada — 5.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

CAD

    3,000,000      Government of Canada, 3.50%, due 06/01/20     3,071,290   
     

 

 

 
    France — 5.1%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

EUR

    2,000,000      Government of France, 4.00%, due 10/25/38     2,901,022   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 2.9%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

EUR

    1,250,000      Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 5.00%, due 08/01/34     1,662,305   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 22.3%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

JPY

    250,000,000      Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.20%, due 03/20/41     2,798,136   

JPY

    848,400,000      Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.20%, due 06/20/26     9,895,566   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     12,693,702   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 2.4%   
    Foreign Government Obligations  

EUR

    1,100,000      Government of Spain, 4.70%, due 07/30/41     1,364,856   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 6.3%   
    U.S. Government  

USD

    3,530,432      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (a) (b)     3,570,976   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $26,621,971)     25,264,151   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 52.4%   
    United States — 52.4%  
    Affiliated Issuers  
    242,329      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     2,321,511   
    3,980,527      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     13,175,545   
    34,660      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     866,489   
    514,708      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     13,480,196   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $24,563,982)     29,843,741   
     

 

 

 
Principal Amount /
Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.7%   
    Currency Options   

EUR

    1,400,000      EUR Call/USD Put, Expires 01/09/14, Strike 1.34, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     28,867   

NZD

    3,500,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-CITI)     6,822   

NZD

    3,500,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     6,822   

AUD

    3,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.99, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     305,430   

AUD

    3,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.86, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     14,360   

JPY

    250,000,000      USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 02/12/14, Strike 104.00, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     29,495   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(COST $200,085)
    391,796   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.9%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.7%   
    384,700      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (c)     384,700   
     

 

 

 
    Total Money Market Funds (COST $384,700)     384,700   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 2.2%   
    1,250,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%, due 07/24/14 (d)     1,248,848   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $1,633,433)
    1,633,548   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4% (Cost $53,019,471)     57,133,236   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.4%)     (221,783
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $56,911,453   
     

 

 

 
 

 

40   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/29/2013   CITI     CAD        700,000        USD        665,219      $ 1,542   
10/29/2013   DB     CAD        600,000        USD        570,185        1,319   
09/24/2013   BCLY     CHF        2,100,000        USD        2,224,056        (33,256
09/24/2013   JPM     CHF        200,000        USD        216,480        1,498   
10/01/2013   CITI     EUR        400,000        USD        534,370        5,663   
10/01/2013   JPM     EUR        500,000        USD        666,000        5,116   
09/10/2013   CITI     GBP        1,600,000        USD        2,424,668        (54,738
09/10/2013   JPM     GBP        400,000        USD        602,365        (17,486
10/08/2013   CITI     JPY        40,000,000        USD        410,731        3,274   
10/08/2013   JPM     JPY        60,000,000        USD        624,395        13,210   
09/17/2013   CITI     NZD        1,500,000        USD        1,206,477        48,299   
09/17/2013   JPM     NZD        1,600,000        USD        1,277,730        42,340   
09/03/2013   CITI     SEK        10,650,000        USD        1,620,931        13,953   
09/03/2013   DB     SEK        4,500,000        USD        682,468        3,464   
09/03/2013   DB     USD        777,779        SEK        5,100,000        (8,241
09/03/2013   GS     USD        275,759        SEK        1,800,000        (4,157
09/03/2013   JPM     USD        1,224,248        SEK        8,250,000        20,594   
09/10/2013   CITI     USD        8,815,837        GBP        5,800,000        172,008   
09/10/2013   DB     USD        1,086,492        GBP        700,000        (1,753
09/17/2013   CITI     USD        79,403        NZD        100,000        (2,191
09/17/2013   DB     USD        4,003,972        NZD        5,100,000        (66,167
09/24/2013   CITI     USD        854,342        CHF        800,000        5,586   
10/01/2013   BCLY     USD        16,009,534        EUR        12,100,000        (16,154
10/01/2013   CITI     USD        265,221        EUR        200,000        (868
10/01/2013   JPM     USD        795,971        EUR        600,000        (2,910
10/08/2013   CITI     USD        7,604,378        JPY        750,000,000        35,434   
10/15/2013   DB     USD        819,468        NOK        4,900,000        (20,021
10/22/2013   BCLY     USD        634,823        AUD        700,000        (13,769
10/22/2013   DB     USD        449,037        AUD        500,000        (5,427
11/05/2013   CITI     USD        1,626,242        SEK        10,700,000        (14,015
           

 

 

 
            $ 112,147   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
3   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013   $ 313,413      $ (3,270
6   Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   September 2013     584,074        (3,338
40   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013     4,883,875        35,880   
68   Euro BOBL   September 2013     11,214,378        (91,682
5   Euro BUND   September 2013     927,372        581   
40   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     4,971,250        (10,948
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 22,894,362      $ (72,777
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
6   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013   $ 8,827,396      $ (85,979
3   U.S. Treasury Bond 30 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     395,719        (2,582
24   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     5,274,000        (1,134
2   UK Gilt Long Bond   December 2013     338,462        402   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 14,835,577      $ (89,293
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Written Options

 

Principal
Amount

     Expiration
Date
  

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 

Put

  JPY     250,000,000       2/12/2014    USD Call/JPY Put, Strike 110.00 (OTC) (CP-BCLY)    $ 35,809       $ (10,416

Put

  AUD     6,000,000       10/2/2013    USD Call/AUD Put, Strike 0.92 (OTC) (CP-JPM)      130,597         (208,571
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $166,406       $ (218,987
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   41


GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Swap Contracts

Credit Default Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Counterparty

 

Receive
(Pay) 
^

  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
 

Reference
Entity

  Maximum Potential
Amount of Future
Payments by the Fund
Under the Contract (2)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  9,000,000        USD      3/20/2014   DB   (Pay)   1.70%   0.74%   Republic of Italy     N/A        $ (78,542
  6,000,000        USD      3/20/2019   DB   Receive   1.66%   2.47%   Republic of Italy     6,000,000        USD        (215,205
                   

 

 

 
                    $ (293,747
                   

 

 

 
              Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $   
                   

 

 

 

 

^ Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
   (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection. If a credit event occurs, the Fund will either, depending on the terms of the terms of the particular swap contract, (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
(1) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap contracts on the reference security, as of August 31, 2013, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection. Wider (i.e., higher) 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 contract.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap contract.

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
       Expiration
Date
      

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
      

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  10,100,000        SEK           9/18/2020         BCLY (e)      Receive        1.90%         3 Month SEK STIBOR      $ (74,539
  4,600,000        SEK           9/18/2023         BCLY (e)      Receive        2.60%         3 Month SEK STIBOR        (18,116
  12,800,000        SEK           9/18/2020         DB      Receive        1.90%         3 Month SEK STIBOR        (93,663
  3,200,000        CHF           9/18/2023         BCLY (e)      Receive        1.20%         6 Month CHF LIBOR        (130,624
                               

 

 

 
                                $ (316,942
                               

 

 

 
                           Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $ 88,910   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
(Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts, forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(b) Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

 

(c) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.
(d) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(e) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

42   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary       % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    95.5

Short-Term Investments

    4.5   

Other

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Sector Summary      % of Debt Obligations  

Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    45.1

Student Loans

    10.5   

Business Loans

    8.8   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)

    8.3   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)

    6.9   

CMBS

    4.4   

U.S. Government Agency

    4.3   

Insured Other

    3.6   

CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations

    2.6   

Airlines

    1.7   

Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    1.5   

Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    1.2   

Insured Time Share

    0.5   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    0.3   

Insured Business Loans

    0.2   

Time Share

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

       43


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 95.5%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 91.4%   
    Airlines — 1.6%   
    13,164,107      Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 0.66%, due 05/15/24     5,397,284   
    4,673,863      Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 99-1A, 6.55%, due 08/02/20     5,047,771   
     

 

 

 
    Total Airlines     10,445,055   
     

 

 

 
    Business Loans — 8.4%   
    1,726,927      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.54%, due 04/25/34     1,571,504   
    1,491,818      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.55%, due 01/25/35     1,327,718   
    6,397,779      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     5,150,212   
    6,237,423      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 07/25/37     4,834,003   
    21,208,101      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.48%, due 12/25/37     20,359,777   
    5,035,646      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 05/28/39     2,291,219   
    5,249,929      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.48%, due 05/28/39     1,981,848   
    8,112,545      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 02/28/40     5,570,074   
    1,587,699      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 05/15/32     1,492,437   
    3,617,766      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 11/15/33     3,292,167   
    4,667,099      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/25/30     4,270,676   
    2,611,272      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 09/25/30     2,297,920   
    1,234,475      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.03%, due 10/25/37     1,230,401   
     

 

 

 
    Total Business Loans     55,669,956   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS — 4.2%   
    10,424,888      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 12/15/20     10,164,266   
         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    CMBS — continued   
    7,706,345      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38     7,821,940   
    2,004,441      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 1.26%, due 03/06/20     1,998,228   
    7,481,577      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.83%, due 05/12/39     7,513,747   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS     27,498,181   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 2.5%   
    4,398,348      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     4,398   
    1,202,943      Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 0.63%, due 06/28/19     1,178,884   
    16,215,318      Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 05/25/46     15,242,399   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     16,425,681   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Business Loans — 0.1%   
    1,327,625      CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.62%, due 10/25/30     963,192   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 3.5%   
    860,000      GE Seaco Finance SRL, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/17/19     858,710   
    7,195,526      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 09/15/41     6,819,166   
    6,841,134      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 12/15/41     6,519,120   
    2,957,015      TIB Card Receivables Fund, Series 2005-B, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/05/14     2,661,314   
    2,988,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series 1999B, 144A, MBIA, due 02/15/30     951,678   
    26,300,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     5,145,595   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Other     22,955,583   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 1.2%    
    1,486,886      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.60%, due 07/25/34     1,375,370   
    1,714,658      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 03-HE3, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.56%, due 12/25/33     1,594,632   
 

 

44   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    463,720      Quest Trust, Series 04-X1, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 03/25/34     440,534   
    4,691,747      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 11/25/35     4,339,866   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     7,750,402   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 1.4%    
    358,929      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.52%, due 10/25/34     307,782   
    739,049      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 01/25/35     591,239   
    6,584,093      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/15/37     5,112,548   
    3,421,166      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 04-HE3, Class A3, FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.41%, due 10/25/34     2,872,411   
    127,449      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.64%, due 07/25/29     124,106   
    177,118      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.74%, due 08/15/30     147,008   
    279,634      Lehman ABS Corp., Series 04-2, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.62%, due 06/25/34     252,370   
    68,043      Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 12/25/32     59,197   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     9,466,661   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Time Share — 0.5%   
    3,128,926      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 09/20/19     3,128,623   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 43.0%    
    977,554      Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A1B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/35     912,791   
    1,999,092      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.46%, due 02/25/36     714,676   
    2,736,942      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 03/25/36     2,565,883   
         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    17,957,717      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 10/25/36     9,248,224   
    4,087,056      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 05/25/36     2,574,845   
    592,466      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 06/25/36     309,563   
    8,679,495      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-OP1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 04/25/36     7,789,846   
    2,889,781      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 09/25/35     1,112,566   
    6,834,690      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.38%, due 06/25/36     2,460,488   
    7,944,639      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.52%, due 06/25/36     2,780,624   
    4,796,647      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-HE1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 01/25/37     1,630,860   
    2,495,995      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.25%, due 11/25/36     898,558   
    11,515,695      Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.58%, due 05/25/37     590,179   
    2,053,353      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 04-W8, Class A5, 1 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 1.22%, due 05/25/34     1,950,044   
    46,290,046      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     19,007,850   
    6,823,433      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36     2,729,373   
    9,396,586      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 03/25/36     4,510,361   
    266,311      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W4, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 05/25/36     94,141   
    7,588,633      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     2,760,365   
    7,737,902      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 10/25/36     6,253,772   
    13,519,650      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 05/25/37     11,762,096   
    2,684,252      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 11/25/36     1,710,406   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   45


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    7,874,345      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 11/25/36     3,106,429   
    1,515,873      Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 02/25/37     673,048   
    37,351,829      Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 02/25/37     32,507,297   
    5,613,469      Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 06/25/36     5,529,266   
    59,540      Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 04/25/33     57,349   
    10,869,768      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 12/25/36     4,972,919   
    28,258,966      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.32%, due 02/25/37     26,388,222   
    408,405      Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/25/34     303,942   
    8,732,909      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 04/25/36     6,516,933   
    3,332,838      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 05/25/36     1,861,703   
    1,228,005      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.28%, due 08/25/36     507,320   
    18,299,714      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 08/25/36     7,228,387   
    12,302,918      GE-WMC Mortgage Securities, Series 06-1, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 08/25/36     4,675,109   
    1,934,877      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.49%, due 01/20/35     1,884,086   
    1,714,594      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 01/20/35     1,677,087   
    5,923,904      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 01/20/36     5,779,509   
    24,546,736      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 12/25/36     11,681,791   
    996,561      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 05-FRE1, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 10/25/35     984,104   
    13,133,734      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36     9,095,111   
         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    9,854,095      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     5,247,306   
    19,433,325      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 08/25/36     6,704,497   
    12,572,101      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 10/25/36     6,741,789   
    5,144,580      Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 03/25/36     1,093,223   
    4,074,366      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Series 07-HE2, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 02/25/37     1,819,612   
    1,401,646      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 04-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.98%, due 08/25/34     1,289,514   
    31,028,825      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 07-HE4, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.41%, due 02/25/37     12,101,242   
    9,944,518      Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 06-3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 04/25/36     6,762,272   
    1,281,574      Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 07-2, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.28%, due 04/25/37     858,655   
    8,489,589      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     3,364,000   
    5,121,294      People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 12/25/35     3,920,863   
    2,981,799      RAAC Series Trust, Series 06-SP1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 09/25/45     2,843,444   
    235,960      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS8, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 10/25/33     234,662   
    1,362,125      Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-KS12, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 01/25/36     1,348,504   
    236,691      Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 03/25/35     165,943   
    128,846      SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 10/25/35     128,640   
    15,876,056      Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/37     8,884,241   
    3,847,784      Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 01/25/36     3,732,350   
    853,875      Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35     834,663   
 

 

46   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    12,982,133      Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.58%, due 06/25/37     6,198,968   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     284,071,511   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 6.6%    
    1,446,771      Crusade Global Trust, Series 04-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.39%, due 11/19/37     1,444,611   
    3,464,686      Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 07/20/38     3,413,128   
    5,689,494      Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 04/19/38     5,552,389   
    877,283      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.78%, due 09/27/35     830,822   
    9,082,043      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 03/14/36     8,686,883   
    568,787      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.67%, due 12/08/36     545,861   
    914,873      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 06-2GA, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.56%, due 05/27/38     868,352   
    796,290      Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.34%, due 05/10/36     793,032   
    3,890,203      Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.32%, due 06/14/37     3,828,597   
    609,482      Medallion Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.30%, due 02/27/39     605,841   
    3,925,211      National RMBS Trust, Series 06-3, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.34%, due 10/20/37     3,893,932   
    4,828,164      Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.40%, due 02/21/38     4,725,324   
    4,518,274      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 06/12/40     4,517,438   
    387,315      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.41%, due 01/12/37     387,005   
    3,634,944      Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.31%, due 05/21/38     3,608,554   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     43,701,769   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 8.0%    
    8,133,639      Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.49%, due 09/20/66     7,413,609   
         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — continued    
    15,405,232      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     14,778,239   
    2,306,513      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     2,258,353   
    1,179,585      Granite Mortgages Plc, Series 04-3, Class 2A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.55%, due 09/20/44     1,168,969   
    5,188,551      Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 12/10/43     5,058,837   
    2,825,669      Leek Finance Plc, Series 17A, Class A2B, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.55%, due 12/21/37     2,921,035   
    5,858,638      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 0.68%, due 05/15/34     5,192,511   
    9,949,587      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.48%, due 11/15/38     8,696,238   
    5,796,908      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 09/15/39     5,057,223   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     52,545,014   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.3%    
    401,784      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 08/25/35     321,427   
    1,727,260      Mellon Residential Funding Corp., Series 04-TBC1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/26/34     1,509,733   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     1,831,160   
     

 

 

 
    Student Loans — 10.0%   
    20,300,000      College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/24     19,792,500   
    6,830,292      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.35%, due 12/23/19     6,821,345   
    6,431,891      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 05-1, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.35%, due 04/27/20     6,364,176   
    12,054,734      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.34%, due 04/27/20     12,022,669   
    8,042,190      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-2, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .00%, 0.27%, due 07/25/17     8,024,577   
    2,480,703      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-6, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/19     2,480,455   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   47


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Student Loans — continued   
    10,800,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 08-6, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .75%, 1.02%, due 01/25/19     10,908,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Student Loans     66,413,722   
     

 

 

 
    Time Share — 0.1%   
    843,214      Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,
Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.18%, due 02/20/20
    854,281   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     603,720,791   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government Agency — 4.1%   
    11,356,250      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco), 6 mo. LIBOR - .02%, 0.38%, due 02/01/25 (a)     10,629,607   
    10,125,000      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco), 6 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.55%, due 10/29/26 (a)     9,505,966   
    126,683      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series A, 6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .35%, 0.42%, due 05/01/14 (a)     126,101   
    7,050,000      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Tunisia), 6 mo. LIBOR, 0.40%, due 07/01/23 (a)     6,665,339   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government Agency     26,927,013   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $885,884,183)
    630,647,804   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.5%   
    Money Market Funds — 4.5%   
    29,880,928      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     29,880,928   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $29,880,928)
    29,880,928   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $915,765,111)     660,528,732   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.00%     210,892   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $660,739,624   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

 

(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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

48   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*       % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    95.5

Short-Term Investments

    4.5   

Other

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Sector Summary**      % of Debt Obligations  

Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    45.1

Student Loans

    10.5   

Business Loans

    8.8   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)

    8.3   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)

    6.9   

CMBS

    4.4   

U.S. Government Agency

    4.3   

Insured Other

    3.6   

CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations

    2.6   

Airlines

    1.7   

Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    1.5   

Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    1.2   

Insured Time Share

    0.5   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)

    0.3   

Insured Business Loans

    0.2   

Time Share

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.

 

** The table above incorporates aggregate indirect sector exposure associated with investments in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       49


GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.1%   
    11,790,022      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     39,024,971   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $30,838,309)
    39,024,971   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.0%  
    5,784      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     5,784   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $5,784)     5,784   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $30,844,093)
    39,030,755   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (35,977
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $38,994,778   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.
 

 

50   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*           % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    85.7

Short-Term Investments

    15.7   

Options Purchased

    1.2   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Forward Currency Contracts

    (0.1

Futures Contracts

    (0.2

Written Options

    (0.5

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (1.9

Swap Contracts

    (1.9

Other

    1.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**                  % of Investments  

United States

    91.4

Canada

    11.4   

Switzerland

    7.7   

Sweden

    6.4   

New Zealand

    6.1   

Emerging***

    3.6   

Australia

    1.3   

Euro Region****

    (2.0

United Kingdom

    (9.9

Japan

    (16.0
 

 

 

 
    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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is associated only with investments in the Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary and Tunisia. Additional information about the fund’s emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the Emerging Country Debt Fund country/region summary.

 

**** The “Euro Region” is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       51


GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($) /

Shares /

Principal Amount

    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 31.0%   
    United States — 31.0%  
    U.S. Government — 31.0%   
    78,552,112      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25% , due 04/15/14 (a)     79,454,204   
    150,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.75%, due 01/31/14     151,025,400   
    169,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.38%, due 02/28/15     174,221,762   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $405,047,371)     404,701,366   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 63.4%   
    United States — 63.4%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    5,669,349      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     54,312,364   
    105,394,919      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     348,857,183   
    4,318,188      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     107,954,702   
    12,049,669      GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     315,580,831   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $793,985,514)     826,705,080   
     

 

 

 
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.7%   
    Currency Options — 0.7%   

EUR

    32,900,000      EUR Call/USD Put, Expires 01/09/14, Strike 1.34, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     678,367   

NZD

    80,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-CITI)     155,920   

NZD

    80,000,000      NZD Call/USD Put, Expires 11/15/13, Strike 0.83, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     155,920   

AUD

    68,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.99, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     6,923,092   

AUD

    68,000,000      USD Call/AUD Put, Expires 10/02/13, Strike 0.86, (OTC) (CP-JPM)     325,495   

JPY

    6,300,000,000      USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 02/12/14, Strike 104.00, (OTC) (CP-BCLY)     743,283   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $4,748,338)     8,982,077   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.1%   
    658,232      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     658,232   
     

 

 

 
     
    U.S. Government — 4.5%   
    10,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 01/09/14 (c) (d)     9,998,760   

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    U.S. Government — continued   
    12,150,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.05%, due 03/06/14 (c)     12,146,586   
    37,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%, due 07/24/14 (c) (d)     36,965,886   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     59,111,232   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $59,757,816)     59,769,464   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

(Cost $1,263,539,039)

    1,300,157,987   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     4,065,253   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,304,223,240   
     

 

 

 
 

 

52   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
   

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
10/22/2013   BCLY     AUD        5,900,000        USD        5,350,651      $ 116,057   
10/29/2013   DB     CAD        13,500,000        USD        12,829,163        29,679   
09/24/2013   BCLY     CHF        50,600,000        USD        53,589,149        (801,323
09/24/2013   JPM     CHF        5,300,000        USD        5,736,719        39,693   
10/01/2013   BCLY     EUR        35,600,000        USD        47,102,431        47,528   
10/01/2013   CITI     EUR        4,500,000        USD        6,011,663        63,711   
10/01/2013   JPM     EUR        19,200,000        USD        25,574,432        196,506   
09/10/2013   CITI     GBP        16,100,000        USD        24,086,238        (862,780
09/10/2013   JPM     GBP        11,300,000        USD        17,022,621        (488,180
10/08/2013   CITI     JPY        3,800,000,000        USD        38,538,872        (169,513
09/17/2013   CITI     NZD        33,700,000        USD        27,098,606        1,078,203   
09/17/2013   JPM     NZD        44,900,000        USD        35,806,955        1,138,821   
09/03/2013   CITI     SEK        194,600,000        USD        29,618,130        254,961   
09/03/2013   DB     SEK        106,100,000        USD        16,082,435        73,019   
09/10/2013   CITI     USD        35,700,664        GBP        23,200,000        250,716   
09/17/2013   CITI     USD        555,821        NZD        700,000        (15,338
09/24/2013   CITI     USD        21,462,760        CHF        20,100,000        142,942   
10/01/2013   CITI     USD        6,365,314        EUR        4,800,000        (20,832
10/29/2013   CITI     USD        23,852,854        CAD        25,100,000        (55,294
11/05/2013   CITI     USD        29,576,333        SEK        194,600,000        (254,899
09/03/2013   DB     USD        18,931,104        SEK        124,200,000        (190,581
09/10/2013   DB     USD        27,007,097        GBP        17,400,000        (43,562
09/17/2013   DB     USD        99,756,006        NZD        127,100,000        (1,619,706
10/15/2013   DB     USD        19,076,616        NOK        114,100,000        (460,933
10/22/2013   DB     USD        10,507,454        AUD        11,700,000        (126,988
09/03/2013   GS     USD        6,143,302        SEK        40,100,000        (92,618
09/03/2013   JPM     USD        20,240,899        SEK        136,400,000        340,479   
10/01/2013   JPM     USD        13,533,015        EUR        10,200,000        (50,992
           

 

 

 
  $ (1,481,224
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
1,152   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013   $ 140,655,607      $ 1,033,338   
919   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     114,214,469        (255,351
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 254,870,076      $ 777,987   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
14   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013   $ 1,462,592      $ 6,749   
131   Euro Bund   September 2013     24,297,133        30,751   
198   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013     291,304,082        (3,207,361
68   U.S. Treasury Bond 30 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     8,969,625        (58,537
475   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     104,381,250        (24,901
865   UK Gilt Long Bond   December 2013     146,384,739        173,881   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 576,799,421      $ (3,079,418
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Written Options

 

Principal
Amount

    

Expiration
Date

  

Description

  

Premiums

     Market
Value
 
Put   AUD     136,000,000       10/2/2013    USD Call/AUD Put, Strike 0.92 (OTC) (CP-JPM)    $ 2,960,209       $ (4,727,606
Put   JPY     6,300,000,000       2/12/2014    USD Call/JPY Put, Strike 110.00 (OTC) (CP-BCLY)      902,391         (262,497
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
             $ 3,862,600       $ (4,990,103
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   53


GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Swap Contracts

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
    

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  100,000,000      NZD      7/14/2015      BCLY      Receive      4.87%      3 Month NZD Bank Bill Rate      $ 2,169,552   
  100,000,000      NZD      7/15/2015      BCLY      Receive      4.86%      3 Month NZD Bank Bill Rate        2,156,845   
  100,000,000      NZD      7/15/2015      CITI      Receive      4.85%      3 Month NZD Bank Bill Rate        2,146,395   
  211,700,000      SEK      9/18/2020      DB      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (1,549,093
  384,300,000      SEK      9/18/2020      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.90%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (2,836,196
  26,700,000      SEK      9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      2.60%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (105,150
  74,100,000      CHF      9/18/2023      BCLY (e)      Receive      1.20%      6 Month CHF LIBOR        (3,024,759
                               

 

 

 
     $ (1,042,406
                               

 

 

 
                     

Premiums to (Pay) Receive

     $ 2,783,654   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
   (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral 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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(c) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(d) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(e) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

54   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary      % of Total Net Assets  

Short-Term Investments

    100.0

Other

    (0.0 )^ 
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       55


GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 100.0%   
    U.S. Government —100.0%   
    53,500,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.07%, due 10/17/13 (a)     $     53,495,365   
    49,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.05%, due 10/03/13 (a)     48,997,791   
    488,200,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/21/13 (a)     488,204,636   
    114,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/29/13 (a)     113,993,160   
    74,300,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 10/10/13 (a)     74,298,658   
    425,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 12/05/13 (a)     424,969,825   
    357,700,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 12/26/13 (a)     357,663,157   
    414,200,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 01/09/14 (a)     414,148,639   
    408,500,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 01/02/14 (a)     408,462,418   
    145,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%, due 02/20/14 (a)     144,970,855   
    215,555,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.13%, due 09/30/13     215,554,592   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     2,744,759,096   
     

 

 

 
    Money Market Funds — 0.0%  
    983,295      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     983,295   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $2,745,496,280)     2,745,742,391   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $2,745,496,280)
    2,745,742,391   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (44,141
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,745,698,250   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(b) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.
 

 

56   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary      % of Total Net Assets  

Debt Obligations

    105.6

Short-Term Investments

    5.0   

Options Purchased

    2.3   

Swap Contracts

    (7.4

Written Options

    (0.5

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (7.8

Other

    2.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Industry Summary     % of Debt Obligations  

U.S. Government

    68.4

Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    13.2   

Foreign Government Obligations

    7.6   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)

    2.8   

Business Loans

    2.1   

CMBS

    1.2   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)

    1.1   

Insured Other

    1.0   

Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)

    0.8   

CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations

    0.6   

Student Loans

    0.5   

Insured Transportation

    0.4   

Insured Time Share

    0.2   

U.S. Government Agency

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 

 

       57


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 105.6%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 25.2%   
    Business Loans — 2.3%  
    932,387      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.55%, due 01/25/35     829,824   
    1,390,821      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     1,119,611   
    6,117,722      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.48%, due 12/25/37     5,873,013   
    2,978,825      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 02/28/40     2,045,262   
    915,339      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 11/15/33     832,958   
    1,124,347      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/25/30     1,028,845   
    720,351      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 09/25/30     633,909   
    122,680      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.03%, due 10/25/37     122,275   
     

 

 

 
    Total Business Loans     12,485,697   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS — 1.2%   
    3,711,647      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 12/15/20     3,618,856   
    1,699,929      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38     1,725,428   
    1,496,315      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.64%, due 05/12/39     1,502,750   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS     6,847,034   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS Collateralized Debt
Obligations — 0.7%
   
    6,777,455      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     6,777   

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    CMBS Collateralized Debt
Obligations — continued
   
    3,859,365      Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 05/25/46     3,627,804   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     3,634,581   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 1.0%   
    2,053,778      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 09/15/41     1,946,356   
    1,596,265      Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 12/15/41     1,521,128   
    550,699      TIB Card Receivables Fund, Series 2005-B, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/05/14     495,629   
    9,200,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     1,799,980   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Other     5,763,093   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.8%    
    4,960,418      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.60%, due 07/25/34     4,588,387   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Time Share — 0.2%   
    964,996      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 09/20/19     964,902   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Transportation — 0.4%   
    2,259,914      CLI Funding LLC, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 08/18/21     2,223,191   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(United States)
¿ — 13.9%
   
    8,315,396      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 10/25/36     4,282,429   
    8,243,385      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 05/25/36     5,193,332   
 

 

58   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(United States)
¿ — continued
   
    128,101      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 06/25/36     66,933   
    604,399      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 09/25/35     232,694   
    1,664,483      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.38%, due 06/25/36     599,214   
    1,809,713      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.52%, due 06/25/36     633,400   
    978,171      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL4, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 09/25/36     224,979   
    3,946,356      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-ASL1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.35%, due 12/25/36     651,149   
    911,935      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.25%, due 11/25/36     328,297   
    8,964,386      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     3,681,001   
    4,912,872      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36     1,965,149   
    1,652,147      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 03/25/36     793,030   
    1,818,110      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     661,338   
    2,068,548      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 10/25/36     1,671,801   
    3,353,299      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 05/25/37     2,917,370   

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(United States)
¿ — continued
   
    1,908,083      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 11/25/36     1,215,831   
    5,002,525      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 11/25/36     1,973,496   
    532,924      Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 02/25/37     236,618   
    1,140,236      Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 06/25/36     1,123,132   
    2,335,653      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 12/25/36     1,068,561   
    4,832,894      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-WFH4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     4,663,743   
    6,332,506      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.32%, due 02/25/37     5,913,295   
    4,041,091      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 08/25/36     1,596,231   
    696,556      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.49%, due 01/20/35     678,271   
    270,725      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 01/20/35     264,803   
    5,677,476      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 12/25/36     2,701,911   
    128,967      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 05-FRE1, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 10/25/35     127,355   
    2,763,674      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36     1,913,845   
    2,354,518      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     1,253,781   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   59


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(United States)
¿ — continued
   
    5,139,944      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 08/25/36     1,773,281   
    2,706,494      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 10/25/36     1,451,357   
    1,075,997      Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 03/25/36     228,649   
    1,751,626      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.46%, due 01/25/47     1,493,436   
    2,055,374      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     814,442   
    7,911,482      Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.35%, due 09/25/36     7,350,261   
    9,100,000      Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     5,832,531   
    1,344,340      People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 12/25/35     1,029,227   
    912,619      Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 06-3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 10/25/46     903,493   
    8,419,692      Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust, Series 06-HE1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 07/25/36     3,936,206   
    33,644      SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 10/25/35     33,590   
    3,342,328      Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/37     1,870,366   
    935,948      Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 01/25/36     907,869   

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(United States)
¿ — continued
   
    137,819      Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35     134,718   
     

 

 

 
  Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     76,392,415   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 1.2%    
    1,029,600      Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 07/20/38     1,014,279   
    2,547,865      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 03/14/36     2,437,008   
    1,051,018      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.67%, due 12/08/36     1,008,655   
    663,575      Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.34%, due 05/10/36     660,860   
    1,375,110      Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.40%, due 02/21/38     1,345,820   
     

 

 

 
  Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     6,466,622   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 2.9%    
    5,687,432      Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.49%, due 09/20/66     5,183,952   
    2,850,968      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     2,734,934   
    1,626,711      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     1,588,272   
    2,339,935      Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 12/10/43     2,281,437   
    2,618,312      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.48%, due 11/15/38     2,288,484   
    2,386,962      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 09/15/39     2,082,386   
     

 

 

 
  Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     16,159,465   
     

 

 

 
 

 

60   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($) /

Principal Amount

    Description   Value ($)  
    Student Loans — 0.6%   
    3,100,000      College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/24     3,022,500   
     

 

 

 
  Total Asset-Backed Securities     138,547,887   
     

 

 

 
    Foreign Government Obligations — 8.0%   

GBP

    25,000,000      U.K. Treasury Bond, 4.25%, due 12/07/46 (a)     43,972,750   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 72.2%   
    310,898,668      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (b) (c)     314,469,028   
    105,000,000      U.S. Treasury Strip Coupon, due 08/15/22     81,831,960   
     

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government     396,300,988   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government Agency — 0.2%   
    800,000      U.S. Department of Transportation, 144A, 6.00%, due 12/07/21     840,000   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $632,448,197)
    579,661,625   
     

 

 

 
    OPTIONS PURCHASED — 2.3%   
    Currency Options — 0.0%   

EUR

    3,000,000      EUR Call/CHF Put, Expires 06/16/15, Strike 1.56%, (OTC) (CP - JPM)     19,825   
     

 

 

 
    Options on Interest Rate Swaps — 2.3%   

AUD

    40,000,000      AUD Swaption Call, Expires 04/16/14, Strike 4.07%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.07%, maturing on 04/17/24. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)     345,731   

AUD

    40,000,000      AUD Swaption Call, Expires 04/16/14, Strike 4.08%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.08%, maturing on 04/17/24. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     353,920   

Principal Amount

    Description   Value ($)  
    Options on Interest Rate Swaps — continued   

AUD

    40,000,000      AUD Swaption Put, Expires 04/16/14, Strike 4.08%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.08% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW, maturing on 04/17/24. (OTC) (CP -MSCI)     1,815,382   

AUD

    10,000,000      AUD Swaption Put, Expires 04/22/14, Strike 4.08%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 10,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.08% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW, maturing on 04/22/24. (OTC) (CP -MSCI)     461,616   

AUD

    10,000,000      AUD Swaption Call, Expires 04/22/14, Strike 4.08%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 10,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.08%, maturing on 04/22/24. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     88,435   

AUD

    20,000,000      AUD Swaption Put, Expires 06/25/14, Strike 4.77%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 20,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.77% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW, maturing on 06/26/24. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     474,610   

AUD

    20,000,000      AUD Swaption Call, Expires 06/25/14, Strike 4.77%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 20,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.77%, maturing on 06/26/24. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     628,874   

AUD

    40,000,000      AUD Swaption Put, Expires 04/16/14, Strike 4.07%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.07% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW, maturing on 04/17/24. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)     1,835,640   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   61


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
Number of Contracts /

Principal Amount

    Description   Value ($)  
    Options on Interest Rate Swaps — continued   

JPY

    2,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Put, Expires 03/14/14, Strike 1.72%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 2,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay a rate of 1.72% and will receive 6 month JPY LIBOR, maturing on 03/18/34. (OTC) (CP - CITI)     639,039   

JPY

    2,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Call, Expires 03/14/14, Strike 1.72%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 2,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay 6 month JPY LIBOR and will receive a rate of 1.72%, maturing on 03/18/34. (OTC) (CP - CITI)     550,715   

JPY

    4,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Call, Expires 03/17/14, Strike 1.75%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 4,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay 6 month JPY LIBOR and will receive a rate of 1.75%, maturing on 03/18/34. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     1,227,805   

JPY

    4,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Put, Expires 03/17/14, Strike 1.75%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 4,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay a rate of 1.75% and will receive 6 month JPY LIBOR, maturing on 03/19/34. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     1,186,210   

JPY

    4,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Put, Expires 05/19/14, Strike 1.87%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 4,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay a rate of 1.87% and will receive 6 month JPY LIBOR, maturing on 05/19/34. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     1,056,984   

JPY

    4,000,000,000      JPY Swaption Call, Expires 05/19/14, Strike 1.87%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 4,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay 6 month JPY LIBOR and will receive a rate of 1.87%, maturing on 05/21/34. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)     1,847,410   

Number of Contracts /

Principal Amount /

Shares / Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Options on Interest Rate Swaps — continued   

USD

    200,000,000      USD Swaption Call, Expires 10/28/13, Strike 2.50%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 200,000,000 USD in which it will pay 3 month USD LIBOR and will receive a rate of 2.50%, maturing on 10/30/23. (OTC) (CP - CITI)       

USD

   
200,000,000
  
  USD Swaption Call, Expires 10/28/13, Strike 3.10%, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 200,000,000 USD in which it will pay 3 month USD LIBOR and will receive a rate of 3.10%, maturing on 10/30/23. (OTC) (CP - CITI)     200   
     

 

 

 
    Total Options on Interest Rate Swaps     12,512,571   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(COST $18,502,471)
    12,532,396   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.0%   
    Money Market Funds — 1.2%   
    6,306,581      State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class, 0.08% (d)     6,306,581   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 3.8%   
    1,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/14/13 (c) (e)     999,965   
    20,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 01/09/14 (c) (e)     19,997,520   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     20,997,485   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(COST $27,296,528)
    27,304,066   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 112.9%
(Cost $678,247,196)
    619,498,087   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (12.9%)     (70,695,757
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $548,802,330   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

62   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Face Value

    

Description

   Market
Value
 
GBP     27,629,902       Barclays Bank, 0.52%, dated 08/31/13, to be repurchased on demand at face value plus accrued interest with a stated maturity date of 09/23/13.    $ (42,823,040
       

 

 

 
        $ (42,823,040
       

 

 

 
     Average balance outstanding    $ (44,592,831
     Average interest rate      0.51
     Maximum balance outstanding    $ (47,276,342

Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily face value balances outstanding during the period that the Fund has entered into reverse repurchase agreements.

Written Options

Options on Interest Rate Swaps

 

Principal
Amount
  

Expiration
Date

  

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 
  Call        AUD      20,000,000    9/25/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.54, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 20,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.54% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW maturing on 09/26/23. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)    $    374,387       $ (289,872
  Put        AUD      20,000,000    9/25/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.54, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 20,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.54%, maturing on 09/26/23. (OTC) (CP - MSCI)      374,387         (101,875
  Call        AUD      40,000,000    10/2/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.40, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.40% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW maturing on 10/03/23. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)      627,141         (375,067
  Put        AUD      40,000,000    10/2/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.40, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.40%, maturing on 10/03/23. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)      627,141         (424,269
  Call        AUD      40,000,000    10/23/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.28, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay a rate of 4.28% and will receive 6 month AUD BBSW maturing on 10/24/23. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)      631,856         (295,532
  Put        AUD      40,000,000    10/23/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 4.28, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 40,000,000 AUD in which it will pay 6 month AUD BBSW and will receive a rate of 4.28%, maturing on 10/24/23. (OTC) (CP - BCLY)      631,856         (759,498
  Call        JPY      2,000,000,000    9/2/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 1.81, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 2,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay a rate of 1.81% and will receive 6 month JPY LIBOR maturing on 09/04/33. (OTC) (CP - CITI)      336,794         (429,231
  Put        JPY      2,000,000,000    9/2/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 1.81, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 2,000,000,000 JPY in which it will pay 6 month JPY LIBOR and will receive a rate of 1.81%, maturing on 09/04/33. (OTC) (CP - CITI)      336,794         (896

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   63


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Options on Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

 

Principal
Amount

   Expiration
Date
  

Description

   Premiums      Market
Value
 

Call

  USD   400,000,000    10/28/2013    Interest Rate Swaption, Strike 2.80, Upon potential exercise of the option, the Fund will enter into a swap with a notional amount of 400,000,000 USD in which it will pay a rate of 2.80% and will receive 3 month USD LIBOR maturing on 10/30/23. (OTC) (CP - CITI)    $ 2,560,000       $   
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
          Total Options on Interest Rate Swaps    $ 6,500,356       $ (2,676,240
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

    

Receive
(Pay) #

     Fixed
Rate
    

Variable Rate

     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  355,000,000      AUD      12/18/2015      BCLY (f)      Receive      2.80%      3 Month AUD BBSW      $ (591,211
  489,000,000      CAD      12/18/2015      CSI (f)      Receive      1.50%      3 Month CAD BA        (1,391,316
  576,000,000      CHF      12/18/2015      CSI (f)      (Pay)      0.25%      6 Month CHF LIBOR        124,038   
  13,000,000      EUR      12/18/2015      CSI (f)      (Pay)      0.75%      6 Month EURIBOR        (4,805
  323,000,000      GBP      12/18/2015      BCLY (f)      (Pay)      0.75%      6 Month GBP LIBOR        2,053,861   
  1,300,000,000      JPY      12/18/2015      BCLY (f)      (Pay)      0.30%      6 Month JPY LIBOR        (5,832
  4,736,000,000      SEK      12/18/2015      BCLY (f)      Receive      1.50%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        (4,674,782
  351,000,000      USD      12/18/2015      CSI (f)      (Pay)      0.75%      3 Month USD LIBOR        (229,013
  105,000,000      USD      8/15/2022      JPM      Receive      0.00%      3 Month USD LIBOR        (23,651,793
  40,000,000      AUD      7/17/2023      MSCI      Receive      3.93%      6 Month AUD BBSW        (1,326,158
  10,000,000      AUD      7/22/2023      MSCI      Receive      3.92%      6 Month AUD BBSW        (338,874
  84,000,000      AUD      12/18/2023      BCLY (f)      (Pay)      4.00%      6 Month AUD BBSW        3,009,952   
  107,000,000      CAD      12/18/2023      CSI (f)      (Pay)      2.75%      3 Month CAD BA        3,701,707   
  121,000,000      CHF      12/18/2023      CSI (f)      Receive      1.25%      6 Month CHF LIBOR        (5,117,825
  3,000,000      EUR      12/18/2023      CSI (f)      Receive      2.00%      6 Month EURIBOR        (96,263
  70,000,000      GBP      12/18/2023      BCLY (f)      Receive      2.25%      6 Month GBP LIBOR        (5,509,391
  400,000,000      JPY      12/18/2023      BCLY (f)      Receive      1.10%      6 Month JPY LIBOR        54,191   
  1,045,000,000      SEK      12/18/2023      BCLY (f)      (Pay)      2.50%      3 Month SEK STIBOR        6,284,373   
  76,000,000      USD      12/18/2023      CSI (f)      Receive      2.50%      3 Month USD LIBOR        (3,896,557
  4,000,000,000      JPY      7/19/2033      BCLY (f)      Receive      1.70%      6 Month JPY LIBOR        132,409   
  4,000,000,000      JPY      8/21/2033      MSCI      (Pay)      1.78%      6 Month JPY LIBOR        (677,248
  25,000,000      GBP      12/7/2046      ML      (Pay)      4.36%      6 Month GBP LIBOR        (8,317,872
                               

 

 

 
     $ (40,468,409
                               

 

 

 
     Premiums to (Pay) Receive      $ 6,894,632   
                               

 

 

 

 

# Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
   (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

 

64   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on reverse repurchase agreements (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) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

 

(d) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013.

 

(e) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(f) Interest rate swap was cleared through the CME Group.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 66.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   65


GMO Trust Funds

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

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

BOBL - Bundesobligationen

CAD BA - Canadian Bankers Acceptance Rate

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CHF LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Swiss Franc.

CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security.

CP - Counterparty

DEM LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Deutsche Marks

EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate

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.

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

GMTN - Global Medium Term Note

JPY LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Japanese Yen

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

OTC - Over-the-Counter

PIK - Payment In Kind

Reg S - Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security

SEK STIBOR - Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Swedish Krona.

USD LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in United States Dollars.

VRRB - Variable Rate Reduction Bond

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 August 31, 2013, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 

BCLY - Barclays Bank PLC

CITI - Citibank N.A.

DB - Deutsche Bank AG

CSI - Credit Suisse International

GS - Goldman Sachs International

JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

ML - Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley & Co.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

COP - Colombian Peso

DEM - Deutche Mark

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PEN - Peruvian Sol

SEK - Swedish Krona

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 
 

 

66   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Asset
Allocation
Bond Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
     Currency
Hedged
International
Bond Fund
     Debt
Opportunities
Fund
     Domestic
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

  

          

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 2,182,415,171      $ 128,533,546       $ 32,585,441       $ 1,019,399,504       $ 25,716,519   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     70,907,506        106,366,031         35,430,299         39,020,848         159,077,499   

Receivable for investments sold

     74,000,000                                200,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

                            1,195,200           

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,033,130        496,434         305,641         1,503,999         120,453   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

            526,567         179,501                   

Receivable for variation margin on open cleared swap contracts (Note 4)

            28,332         9,832                   

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

                    1,459                   

Due from broker (Note 2)

            538,092         191,986                   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     8,928        25,850         14,449         19,406         17,144   

Miscellaneous receivable

                            4,800           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,330,364,735        236,514,852         68,718,608         1,061,143,757         185,131,615   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Payable for investments purchased

     75,059,800        1,208         488         2,520           

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

                                    206,582   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

             

Management fee

     480,698        49,696         14,517         221,122         15,688   

Shareholder service fee

     120,663        21,874         8,711         48,647         11,734   

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

            819,791         261,816                   

Due to broker (Note 2)

     130,235                162                   

Payable for variaton margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

            52,304                           

Payable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

            2,215,405         209,253                   

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 4)(c)

            661,128         218,987                   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     31        31         5         93         31   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     564        387         51         644         340   

Accrued expenses

     62,225        110,534         78,822         96,708         60,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     75,854,216        3,932,358         792,812         369,734         295,193   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,254,510,519      $ 232,582,494       $ 67,925,796       $ 1,060,774,023       $ 184,836,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 2,236,297,312      $ 130,857,202       $ 31,051,532       $ 999,536,830       $ 25,928,682   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 70,926,269      $ 99,209,910       $ 32,518,115       $ 39,030,846       $ 141,915,737   

(c)      Premiums on written options:

   $      $ 513,543       $ 166,406       $       $   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   67


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Asset
Allocation
Bond Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Currency
Hedged
International
Bond Fund
    Debt
Opportunities
Fund
     Domestic
Bond Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

           

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,308,989,870      $ 421,257,079      $ 80,781,197      $ 1,017,133,153       $ 189,068,068   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     6,241,193        1,330,285        180,721        15,852,466         17,521   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (6,819,640     (192,432,923     (16,643,379     7,935,728         (21,198,766

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (53,900,904     2,428,053        3,607,257        19,852,676         16,949,599   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,254,510,519      $ 232,582,494      $ 67,925,796      $ 1,060,774,023       $ 184,836,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

           

Class III shares

   $ 185,048,166      $ 46,390,861      $ 67,925,796      $       $ 38,370,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $      $ 186,191,633      $      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $ 2,069,462,353      $      $      $ 1,060,774,023       $ 146,466,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

           

Class III

     7,684,984        6,508,480        8,019,209                2,642,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

            26,059,321                         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI

     85,797,199                      38,978,674         10,016,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

           

Class III

   $ 24.08      $ 7.13      $ 8.47      $       $ 14.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

   $      $ 7.14      $      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI

   $ 24.12      $      $      $ 27.21       $ 14.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

68   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Emerging
Country Debt
Fund
    Global
Bond Fund
     International
Bond Fund
     Short-
Duration
Collateral
Fund
 

Assets:

  

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 2,571,105,055      $ 52,966,069       $ 27,289,495       $ 660,528,732   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     126,834,848        76,342,580         29,843,741           

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,395,451                          

Dividends and interest receivable

     37,770,043        324,347         208,517         296,095   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     783,386        801,671         373,300           

Receivable for variation margin on open cleared swap contracts (Note 4)

            18,347         6,771           

Due from broker (Note 2)

     157        396,531         147,649           

Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 4)

     114,668,954                          

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

            12,667         15,018         16,834   

Receivable for options (Note 4)

     168,045                          

Miscellaneous receivable

     4,549                          

Other expense reimbursement from Manager (Note 2)

                    830,768           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,852,730,488        130,862,212         58,715,259         660,841,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Payable for investments purchased

     4,671,316        1,019         63           

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     490,183                          

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

          

Management fee

     766,868        21,897         12,201           

Shareholder service fee

     238,670        17,287         7,321           

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

            4,236         1,738           

Due to broker (Note 2)

            503         388           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     1,665,723        528,073         261,153           

Payable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

     135,227,259        396,200         387,410           

Payable for options (Note 4)(c)

     3,022,857        442,141         218,987           

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     310        31         5         93   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     2,538        202         69         1,220   

Accrued expenses

     677,627        95,520         914,471         100,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     146,763,351        1,507,109         1,803,806         102,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,705,967,137      $ 129,355,103       $ 56,911,453       $ 660,739,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 2,675,491,362      $ 52,925,084       $ 28,455,489       $ 915,765,111   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 121,764,277      $ 76,596,359       $ 24,563,982       $   

(c)      Premiums on written options:

   $ 812,194      $ 347,137       $ 166,406       $   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   69


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Emerging
Country Debt
Fund
    Global
Bond Fund
    International
Bond Fund
    Short-
Duration
Collateral
Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,843,856,069      $ 161,425,535      $ 94,310,497      $ 1,005,487,438   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     47,276,943        1,429,886                 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

                   (259,286     (1,654,566

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (91,073,603     (32,716,573     (40,630,260     (87,856,869

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (94,092,272     (783,745     3,490,502        (255,236,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,705,967,137      $ 129,355,103      $ 56,911,453      $ 660,739,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

        

Core Class shares

   $      $      $      $ 660,739,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III shares

   $ 461,041,394      $ 129,355,103      $ 56,911,453      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $ 2,244,925,743      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

        

Core Class

                          199,472,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

     48,086,503        15,867,777        8,384,510          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

     234,411,465                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

        

Core Class

   $      $      $      $ 3.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

   $ 9.59      $ 8.15      $ 6.79      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

   $ 9.58      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

70   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Short-
Duration
Collateral
Share Fund
    Strategic Fixed
Income Fund
     U.S. Treasury
Fund
     World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
 

Assets:

  

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 5,784      $ 473,452,907       $ 2,745,742,391       $ 619,498,087   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     39,024,971        826,705,080                   

Receivable for investments sold

            9,000,000         83,198,974           

Dividends and interest receivable

            2,627,000         113,398         1,918,786   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

            3,772,315                   

Receivable for variation margin on open cleared swap contracts

            172,518                 221,574   

Due from broker (Note 2)

            3,599,011                 7,372,049   

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

            6,472,792                   

Interest receivable for open OTC swap contracts

            666,534                   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     2,542        55,432         224,120         22,723   

Miscellaneous receivable

            19,783                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     39,033,297        1,326,543,372         2,829,278,883         629,033,219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

            9,891,599         83,200,000           

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

          

Management fee

     1,652        282,076         183,201           

Shareholder service fee

     4,959        71,409                   

Dividend payable

                    41,622           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

            5,253,539                   

Interest payable for open OTC swap contracts

                            285,899   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

            139,069                   

Payable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

            1,549,093                 34,311,945   

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements (Note 2)

                            42,823,040   

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 4)(c)

            4,990,103                 2,676,240   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     5        217         374         93   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     594        2,021         3,221         703   

Accrued expenses

     31,309        141,006         152,215         132,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     38,519        22,320,132         83,580,633         80,230,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 38,994,778      $ 1,304,223,240       $ 2,745,698,250       $ 548,802,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 5,784      $ 469,553,525       $ 2,745,496,280       $ 678,247,196   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 30,838,309      $ 793,985,514       $       $   

(c)      Premiums on written options:

   $      $ 3,862,600       $       $ 6,500,356   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   71


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Short-
Duration
Collateral
Share Fund
    Strategic Fixed
Income Fund
    U.S. Treasury
Fund
    World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
     

Net assets consist of:

          

Paid-in capital

   $ 35,664,666      $ 1,572,456,507      $ 2,745,118,239       

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     87,906        2,485,224              

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (4,944,456     (304,190,008     333,900       

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,186,662        33,471,517        246,111       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
   $ 38,994,778      $ 1,304,223,240      $ 2,745,698,250       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net assets attributable to:

          

Core Class shares

   $      $      $ 2,745,698,250      $ 548,802,330     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class III shares

   $ 38,994,778      $ 117,484,469      $      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class VI shares

   $      $ 1,186,738,771      $      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares outstanding:

          

Core Class

                   109,806,250        20,952,719     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class III

     1,770,743        7,341,894                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class VI

            74,131,449                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net asset value per share:

          

Core Class

   $      $      $ 25.00      $ 26.19     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class III

   $ 22.02      $ 16.00      $      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class VI

   $      $ 16.01      $      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

72   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Asset
Allocation
Bond Fund
     Core Plus
Bond Fund
     Currency
Hedged
International
Bond Fund
     Debt
Opportunities
Fund
     Domestic
Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

           

Interest

   $ 7,442,416       $ 1,432,454       $ 528,359       $ 18,288,740       $ 143,086   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     20,784         251,582         82,838         11,508         727,665   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers

             2         3         45         9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     7,463,200         1,684,038         611,200         18,300,293         870,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

           

Management fee (Note 5)

     943,034         304,186         88,363         1,163,646         100,813   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     93,231         37,071         53,018                 31,658   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

             96,960                           

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

     173,283                         256,002         43,840   

Interest expense (Note 2)

             812         259                   

Audit and tax fees

     30,360         50,232         40,020         50,048         27,600   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     18,492         67,528         33,856         46,184         20,240   

Legal fees

     1,012         7,912         6,164         9,576         6,900   

Registration fees

     1,932         3,680         1,380         368         4,324   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     828         1,104         316         4,442         1,012   

Miscellaneous

     3,772         4,404         3,249         4,232         3,864   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,265,944         573,889         226,625         1,534,498         240,251   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (55,384      (127,236      (78,752      (108,928      (107,447

Expense reductions (Note 2)

                             (9        

Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 5)

             (21,618      (6,414                

Shareholder service fee waived (Note 5)

             (5,208      (1,545                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,210,560         419,827         139,914         1,425,561         132,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     6,252,640         1,264,211         471,286         16,874,732         737,956   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (183,145      295,390         1,832         8,064,607         (72,843

Investments in affiliated issuers

             4,131,279         242,066                 65,395   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     8,701         1,944         732         2         10   

Futures contracts

     17,771         (742,566      (161,830                

Swap contracts

             (713,168      (249,834              (17,732

Written options

     64,320                                   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

             (3,539,128      (785,450                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (92,353      (566,249      (952,484      8,064,609         (25,170
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (54,078,842      (5,483,674      (289,175      (14,516,224      (131,153

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (18,763      1,143,510         410,731         (5,999      5,678,336   

Futures contracts

             (202,707      (307,986                

Swap contracts

             (1,307,682      (243,807              17,101   

Written options

             (147,585      (52,581                

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

             (115,745      (380,807                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (54,097,605      (6,113,883      (863,625      (14,522,223      5,564,284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (54,189,958      (6,680,132      (1,816,109      (6,457,614      5,539,114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (47,937,318    $ (5,415,921    $ (1,344,823    $ 10,417,118       $ 6,277,070   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   73


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Emerging
Country Debt
Fund
     Global
Bond Fund
     International
Bond Fund
     Short-
Duration
Collateral
Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

        

Interest

   $ 78,624,194       $ 700,869       $ 299,043       $ 2,552,313   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     67,707         234,358         103,637           

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers

     379,584         4         2         608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     79,071,485         935,231         402,682         2,552,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

        

Management fee (Note 5)

     4,256,818         150,359         86,010           

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     345,609         118,705         51,606           

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

     985,828                           

Interest expense (Note 2)

     2,975         539         250           

Audit and tax fees

     75,900         44,712         44,620         48,208   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     659,180         53,084         33,948         46,092   

Legal fees

     27,600         7,268         6,164         11,868   

Registration fees

     16,082         1,196         1,750         552   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     23,404         828         332         3,864   

Miscellaneous

     10,672         3,828         3,266         5,060   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,404,068         380,519         227,946         115,644   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

             (56,294      (83,814      (105,432

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (130      (19              (74

Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 5)

             (15,893      (6,084        

Shareholder service fee waived (Note 5)

             (3,831      (1,466        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,403,938         304,482         136,582         10,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     72,667,547         630,749         266,100         2,542,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (4,183,589      61,531         18,952         2,044   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     941,618         3,177,495         2,162,607           

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

             2,785         907           

Futures contracts

             (1,095,378      (283,728        

Swap contracts

     (2,550,349      (459,134      (167,922        

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     7,919,994         (4,345,555      (2,543,824        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,127,674         (2,658,256      (813,008      2,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (223,702,372      (1,815,753      (643,695      25,419,543   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     1,237,033         (37,212      54,479           

Futures contracts

             (215,920      (310,761        

Swap contracts

     (3,257,788      (465,912      (24,507        

Written options

     (1,667,534      (95,004      (52,581        

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (7,227,301      1,313,259         990,827           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (234,617,962      (1,316,542      13,762         25,419,543   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (232,490,288      (3,974,798      (799,246      25,421,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (159,822,741    $ (3,344,049    $ (533,146    $ 27,964,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

74   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Short-
Duration
Collateral
Share Fund
    Strategic Fixed
Income Fund
    U.S. Treasury
Fund
    World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

     

Interest

   $      $ 1,261,015      $ 1,287,987      $ 4,889,115   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     165,008        2,680,552                 

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers

                   50        14,757   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     165,008        3,941,567        1,288,037        4,903,872   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

     

Management fee (Note 5)

     9,788        2,153,233        1,198,155          

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     29,364        97,647                 

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

            437,907                 

Interest expense (Note 2)

            6,364               132,415   

Audit and tax fees

     9,844        32,936        27,960        67,436   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     2,852        125,212        164,000        59,800   

Legal fees

     184        23,000        31,098        10,948   

Registration fees

            2,484        646          

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     184        9,200        16,234        3,465   

Miscellaneous

     3,040        13,913        12,614        4,140   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     55,256        2,901,896        1,450,707        278,204   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (15,916     (186,024     (1,432,077     (137,356

Expense reductions (Note 2)

                   (111     (8

Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 5)

            (141,589              

Shareholder service fee waived (Note 5)

            (34,123              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     39,340        2,540,160        18,519        140,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     125,668        1,401,407        1,269,518        4,763,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

            20,995,713        405,612        11,706,535   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     266,758        (10,161,390              

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

            36,937                 

Futures contracts

            (1,052,496            3,909,102   

Written options

                          4,124,452   

Swap contracts

            (1,447,339            (16,090,964

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

            (25,921,945            (5,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     266,758        (17,550,520     405,612        3,643,242   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

            3,316,456        292,272        (20,544,014

Investments in affiliated issuers

     931,188        6,676,150                 

Futures contracts

            (250,598              

Written options

            (1,127,503            1,352,371   

Swap contracts

            (6,938,343            23,717,209   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

            (95,288            304,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     931,188        1,580,874        292,272        4,829,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1,197,946        (15,969,646     697,884        8,472,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,323,614      $ (14,568,239   $ 1,967,402      $ 13,235,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   75


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Asset Allocation
Bond Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 6,252,640      $ (37,339   $ 1,264,211      $ 2,516,882   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (92,353     832,638        (566,249     9,402,498   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (54,097,605     (324,177     (6,113,883     8,021,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (47,937,318     471,122        (5,415,921     19,940,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class III

            (29,049     (754,898     (2,156,506

Class IV

                   (2,957,677     (8,301,987

Class VI

            (58,521              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

            (87,570     (3,712,575     (10,458,493
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

        

Class III

            (778,680              

Class VI

            (1,249,886              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (2,028,566              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class III

     97,090,475        35,008,227        (575,883     20,714   

Class IV

                   2,929,589        (5,744,715

Class VI

     2,026,142,009        (27,430,816              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     2,123,232,484        7,577,411        2,353,706        (5,724,001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,075,295,166        5,932,397        (6,774,790     3,758,451   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     179,215,353        173,282,956        239,357,284        235,598,833   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,254,510,519      $ 179,215,353      $ 232,582,494      $ 239,357,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 6,241,193      $      $ 1,330,285      $ 3,778,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $      $ (11,447   $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

76   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     Currency Hedged
International Bond Fund
    Debt Opportunities Fund  
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 471,286      $ 1,112,871      $ 16,874,732      $ 21,594,764   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (952,484     1,915,615        8,064,609        592,475   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (863,625     3,117,052        (14,522,223     32,993,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (1,344,823     6,145,538        10,417,118        55,180,502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class III

     (965,361     (2,840,640              

Class VI

                   (2,672,678     (10,663,822
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (965,361     (2,840,640     (2,672,678     (10,663,822
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

        

Class VI

                   (4,539,310     (13,695,843
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

                   (4,539,310     (13,695,843
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class III

     708,702        (5,798,418              

Class VI

                   244,586,743        574,938,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     708,702        (5,798,418     244,586,743        574,938,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

        

Class VI

                   962,064        2,217,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

     708,702        (5,798,418     245,548,807        577,155,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,601,482     (2,493,520     248,753,937        607,976,806   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     69,527,278        72,020,798        812,020,086        204,043,280   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 67,925,796      $ 69,527,278      $ 1,060,774,023      $ 812,020,086   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 180,721      $ 674,796      $ 15,852,466      $ 1,650,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   77


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Domestic Bond Fund     Emerging Country Debt Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 737,956      $ 2,719,847      $ 72,667,547      $ 151,055,233   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (25,170     (71,474     2,127,674        84,370,650   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       5,564,284        29,192,318        (234,617,962     54,683,491   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       6,277,070        31,840,691        (159,822,741     290,109,374   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income:

          

Class III

       (99,053     (537,660     (5,493,085     (40,966,517

Class IV

                     (23,126,084     (122,413,953

Class VI

       (418,087     (2,187,385              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (517,140     (2,725,045     (28,619,169     (163,380,470
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Return of capital:

          

Class III

       (8,381,610     (29,389,389              

Class VI

       (31,401,864     (108,985,245              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from return of capital

       (39,783,474     (138,374,634              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (1,045,063            68,280,052        (290,913,212

Class IV

                     487,548,175        697,186,159   

Class VI

       (393,235                     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (1,438,298            555,828,227        406,272,947   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

                     586,446        1,438,628   

Class IV

                     2,614,145        3,557,122   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

                     3,200,591        4,995,750   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (1,438,298            559,028,818        411,268,697   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (35,461,842     (109,258,988     370,586,908        537,997,601   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       220,298,264        329,557,252        2,335,380,229        1,797,382,628   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 184,836,422      $ 220,298,264      $ 2,705,967,137      $ 2,335,380,229   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 17,521      $      $ 47,276,943      $ 3,228,565   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $ (203,295   $      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

78   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Global Bond Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

      

Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 630,749      $ 2,095,180   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (2,658,256     1,520,809   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,316,542     3,901,945   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (3,344,049     7,517,934   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net investment income

      

Class III

       (399,948     (2,466,357
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

      

Class III

       (32,237,971     (2,927,852
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (35,981,968     2,123,725   
Net assets:   

Beginning of period

       165,337,071        163,213,346   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 129,355,103      $ 165,337,071   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 1,429,886      $ 474,321   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   79


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       International Bond Fund     Short-Duration Collateral Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 266,100      $ 841,849      $ 2,542,783      $ 11,447,822   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (813,008     (432,467     2,044        1,452,203   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       13,762        1,740,299        25,419,543        125,472,366   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (533,146     2,149,681        27,964,370        138,372,391   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Core Class

                     (3,156,872     (10,863,746

Class III

              (1,677,811              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

              (1,677,811     (3,156,872     (10,863,746
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Return of capital

          

Core Class

                     (141,533,058     (531,068,366
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Core Class

                     7,192,685        12,618,755   

Class III

       (13,504,294     531,597                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (13,504,294     531,597        7,192,685        12,618,755   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (14,037,440     1,003,467        (109,532,875     (390,940,966
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       70,948,893        69,945,426        770,272,499        1,161,213,465   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 56,911,453      $ 70,948,893      $ 660,739,624      $ 770,272,499   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $ (259,286   $ (525,386   $ (1,654,566   $ (1,040,477
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

80   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Short-Duration
Collateral Share Fund
    Strategic Fixed
Income Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 125,668      $ 300,770      $ 1,401,407      $ 8,406,082   

Net realized gain (loss)

       266,758        225,196        (17,550,520     112,478,123   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       931,188        4,934,812        1,580,874        49,916,851   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       1,323,614        5,460,778        (14,568,239     170,801,056   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (41,884     (310,996     (2,211,255     (8,874,326

Class VI

                     (28,126,403     (161,031,868
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (41,884     (310,996     (30,337,658     (169,906,194
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (299,936     (202,616     (13,908,071     56,239,936   

Class VI

                     (455,384,560     (727,057,511
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (299,936     (202,616     (469,292,631     (670,817,575
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

                     86,940        93,993   

Class VI

                     976,375        2,151,304   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

                     1,063,315        2,245,297   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (299,936     (202,616     (468,229,316     (668,572,278
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       981,794        4,947,166        (513,135,213     (667,677,416
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       38,012,984        33,065,818        1,817,358,453        2,485,035,869   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 38,994,778      $ 38,012,984      $ 1,304,223,240      $ 1,817,358,453   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 87,906      $ 4,122      $ 2,485,224      $ 31,421,475   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   81


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       U.S. Treasury Fund     World Opportunity Overlay Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 1,269,518      $ 2,617,295      $ 4,763,032      $ 9,320,366   

Net realized gain (loss)

       405,612        427,762        3,643,242        14,239,113   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       292,272        25,875        4,829,610        23,771,305   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       1,967,402        3,070,932        13,235,884        47,330,784   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Core Class

       (1,269,518     (2,617,295              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (1,269,518     (2,617,295              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

       (254,966     (228,045              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (254,966     (228,045              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Core Class

       (166,948,163     855,636,210        (155,920,000     (211,020,142
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (166,948,163     855,636,210        (155,920,000     (211,020,142
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (166,505,245     855,861,802        (142,684,116     (163,689,358
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       2,912,203,495        2,056,341,693        691,486,446        855,175,804   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 2,745,698,250      $ 2,912,203,495      $ 548,802,330      $ 691,486,446   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

82   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Debt Opportunities
Fund
    Emerging Country
Debt Fund
    Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
    World Opportunity
Overlay Fund
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 10,417,118      $ (159,822,741   $ 27,964,370      $ 13,235,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation

     14,522,223        234,617,962        (25,419,543     (4,829,610

Net realized (gain) loss

     (8,064,609     (2,127,674     (2,044     (3,643,242

Net amortization of discount and premium

     (1,038,510     (8,333,923     (304,160     (1,331,048

Investments purchased

     (426,911,029     (957,264,356            (399,375,915

Proceeds from sale of investments

     153,209,141        342,489,945        63,343,214        395,421,321   

Proceeds from paydowns

            20,522,831        84,506,730        22,638,532   

Short term investments, net

     21,360,289        (3,114,258     (12,664,871 )       148,109,944   

Other gain (loss):

        

Swap contracts

            15,501,540               (18,619,733

Futures contracts

                          3,982,902   

Written option contracts

            667,972               7,912,929   

Forward currency contracts

            8,551,674                 

Foreign currency and foreign currency related transactions

            (2,725,864            298,162   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

(Increase) decrease in receivable for due from broker

            1,899,843               (7,372,049

(Increase) decrease in dividends and interest receivable

     (711,002     (11,060,260     84,565        (862,001

(Increase) decrease in receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager

     6,306               (3,861     7,421   

(Increase) decrease in miscellaneous receivable

     (4,800     2,206,638                 

(Increase) decrease in payable to affiliate for:

        

Management fee

     68,789        139,396                 

Shareholder service fee payable

     15,135        41,246                 

Increase (decrease) in payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

            2        (19     9   

Increase (decrease) in payable to Trustees and related expenses

            (3,349     (1,154     (1,066

Increase (decrease) in interest payable for open swap contracts

                          113,759   

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

     (10,670     (236,240     (5,982     5,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (237,141,619     (518,049,616     137,497,245        155,691,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:*

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     238,583,305        596,713,316                 

Shares repurchased

     (2,388,319     (67,343,863     (376,500     (155,920,000

Purchase premiums and redemption fees

     962,064        3,200,591                 

Cash distributions paid

     (15,431     (6,008,374     (137,120,745       

Increase (decrease) in payable for reverse repurchase agreements^

            (8,512,060            228,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     237,141,619        518,049,610        (137,497,245     (155,691,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

            (6              

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

            6                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

        

*      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   $ (7,196,557     (22,610,795     (7,569,185       

^      Cash paid during the year for interest related to reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swaps, if any

            3,472               131,145   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   83


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

 

ASSET ALLOCATION BOND FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010(a)     2013   2012   2011   2010(b)

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.43       $ 24.60       $ 25.01       $ 26.13       $ 25.15       $ 24.46       $ 24.61       $ 25.01       $ 26.13       $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.10         (0.02 )       0.32         0.51         0.92         0.23         0.01         0.56         0.64         0.80  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.45 )       0.12         0.78         0.64         0.85         (0.57 )       0.11         0.57         0.54         1.15  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.35 )       0.10         1.10         1.15         1.77         (0.34 )       0.12         1.13         1.18         1.95  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                       

From net investment income

              (0.01 )       (0.51 )       (0.50 )       (0.60 )               (0.01 )       (0.53 )       (0.53 )       (0.63 )

From net realized gains

              (0.26 )       (1.00 )       (1.77 )       (0.19 )               (0.26 )       (1.00 )       (1.77 )       (0.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (0.27 )       (1.51 )       (2.27 )       (0.79 )               (0.27 )       (1.53 )       (2.30 )       (0.82 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.08       $ 24.43       $ 24.60       $ 25.01       $ 26.13       $ 24.12       $ 24.46       $ 24.61       $ 25.01       $ 26.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      (1.43 )%**       0.42 %       4.49 %       4.51 %       7.07 %**       (1.39 )%**       0.52 %       4.61 %       4.60 %       7.83 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 185,048       $ 91,186       $ 56,692       $ 48,676       $ 40,225       $ 2,069,462       $ 88,029       $ 116,591       $ 489,202       $ 859,763  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets

      0.40 %(e)*       0.40 %(e)       0.40 %(d)(e)       0.41 %(d)(e)       0.40 %(d)*       0.31 %(e)*       0.31 %(e)       0.31 %(d)(e)       0.31 %(d)(e)       0.31 %(d)*

Interest expense to average daily net assets(f)

                      0.01 %       0.03 %       0.03 %*                       0.01 %       0.03 %       0.03 %*

Total net expenses to average daily net
assets(d)

      0.40 %*       0.40 %       0.41 %       0.44 %       0.43 %*       0.31 %*       0.31 %       0.32 %       0.34 %       0.34 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      0.80 %*       (0.08 )%       1.31 %       1.94 %       3.86 %*       1.83 %*       0.02 %       2.25 %       2.43 %       3.24 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

      36 %**       233 %       319 %       315 %       116 %(g)**       36 %**       233 %       319 %       315 %       116 %(g)**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:(h)

      0.03 %*       0.08 %       0.06 %       0.04 %       0.04 %*       0.01 %*       0.07 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %*

 

(a)  Period from March 27, 2009 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2010.
(b) Period from March 18, 2009 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2010.
(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(f)  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.
(g)  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from March 18, 2009 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2010.
(h)  Ratios include reimbursement of direct operating expenses and waiver of expenses indirectly incurred through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

84   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

CORE PLUS BOND FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.41       $ 7.13       $ 7.26       $ 7.02       $ 6.08       $ 9.42       $ 7.43       $ 7.14       $ 7.27       $ 7.03       $ 6.09       $ 9.44  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.04         0.07         0.13         0.11         0.05         0.27         0.04         0.08         0.13         0.11         0.12         0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.21 )       0.54         0.56         0.65         1.51         (2.08 )       (0.21 )       0.54         0.56         0.65         1.45         (1.99 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.17 )       0.61         0.69         0.76         1.56         (1.81 )       (0.17 )       0.62         0.69         0.76         1.57         (1.82 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.11 )       (0.33 )       (0.82 )       (0.52 )       (0.62 )       (1.53 )       (0.12 )       (0.33 )       (0.82 )       (0.52 )       (0.63 )       (1.53 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.11 )       (0.33 )       (0.82 )       (0.52 )       (0.62 )       (1.53 )       (0.12 )       (0.33 )       (0.82 )       (0.52 )       (0.63 )       (1.53 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 7.13       $ 7.41       $ 7.13       $ 7.26       $ 7.02       $ 6.08       $ 7.14       $ 7.43       $ 7.14       $ 7.27       $ 7.03       $ 6.09  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (2.24 )%**       8.67 %       9.88 %       10.93 %       26.84 %       (20.12 )%       (2.36 )%**       8.85 %       9.90 %       10.97 %       26.87 %       (20.23 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 46,391       $ 48,831       $ 46,924       $ 47,773       $ 55,839       $ 73,730       $ 186,192       $ 190,527       $ 188,675       $ 183,333       $ 276,850       $ 233,848  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.38 %*       0.38 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.38 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.33 %*       0.33 %(d)       0.34 %(d)       0.34 %(d)       0.33 %(d)       0.34 %(d)

Interest expense to average daily net assets

      0.00 %*(e)(g)                               0.02 %(e)               0.00 %*(e)(g)                               0.02 %(e)        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.38 %*       0.38 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.40 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.33 %*       0.33 %(d)       0.34 %(d)       0.34 %(d)       0.35 %(d)       0.34 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      1.00 %*       1.02 %       1.74 %       1.48 %       0.77 %       3.20 %       1.05 %*       1.07 %       1.75 %       1.48 %       1.78 %       1.89 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      79 %**       135 %       72 %       46 %       58 %       22 %       79 %**       135 %       72 %       46 %       58 %       22 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.13 %*       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.09 %       0.08 %       0.13 %*       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.09 %       0.08 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.01                                       $ 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e)  Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swap contracts, if any, is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(f) Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
(g) Ratio is less than 0.01%.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   85


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

CURRENCY HEDGED INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 8.76       $ 8.35       $ 8.18       $ 7.98       $ 7.00       $ 8.79  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.06         0.14         0.13         0.12         0.09         0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.23 )       0.64         0.71         0.47         1.39         (1.49 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.17 )       0.78         0.84         0.59         1.48         (1.23 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.12 )       (0.37 )       (0.41 )       (0.39 )       (0.42 )       (0.56 )

Return of capital

                      (0.26 )               (0.08 )        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.12 )       (0.37 )       (0.67 )       (0.39 )       (0.50 )       (0.56 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.47       $ 8.76       $ 8.35       $ 8.18       $ 7.98       $ 7.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (1.93 )%**       9.43 %       10.48 %       7.35 %       22.19 %       (13.93 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 67,926       $ 69,527       $ 72,021       $ 70,799       $ 137,301       $ 127,081  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.40 %*       0.40 %       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)

Interest expense to average daily net assets

      0.00 %*(e)(f)                                        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.40 %*       0.40 %       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)       0.39 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      1.33 %*       1.61 %       1.58 %       1.43 %       1.19 %       3.24 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      9 %**       34 %       52 %       51 %       31 %       28 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.25 %*       0.27 %       0.25 %       0.17 %       0.12 %       0.13 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.01       $ 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 total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swaps, if any, is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(f) Ratio is less than 0.01%.
(g) Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

86   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

DEBT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

     Class VI Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013

(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28,
2013
  Period from
October 3, 2011
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 29,
2012

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 27.07       $ 25.23       $ 25.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

       0.50         1.16         0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (0.15 )       1.73         0.13  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.35         2.89         0.60  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

            

From net investment income

       (0.08 )       (0.44 )       (0.20 )

From net realized gains

       (0.13 )       (0.61 )       (0.17 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.21 )       (1.05 )       (0.37 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 27.21       $ 27.07       $ 25.23  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       1.28 %**       11.62 %       2.43 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 1,060,774       $ 812,020       $ 204,043  

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

       0.31 %(d)*       0.31 %(d)       0.31 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

       3.63 %*       4.36 %       4.59 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       18 %**       39 %       23 %(e)**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.02 %*       0.04 %       0.17 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.03       $ 0.12       $ 0.03  
(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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) Calculation represents portfolio turnover for the Fund for the period from October 3, 2011 through February 29, 2012.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   87


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

DOMESTIC BOND FUND

 

     Class III Shares   Class VI Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
       2013   2012(a)   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)     2013   2012(a)   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 17.21       $ 25.79       $ 41.13       $ 53.91       $ 71.91       $ 85.23       $ 17.30       $ 25.87       $ 41.22       $ 53.91       $ 71.91       $ 85.32  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)(b)

       0.05         0.20         0.37         0.54         0.81         3.51         0.06         0.22         0.41         0.63         0.81         3.96  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.43         2.27 (c)       (0.50 )       3.06         11.97         (12.24 )       0.43         2.28 (c)       (0.53 )       3.15         11.97         (12.69 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.48         2.47         (0.13 )       3.60         12.78         (8.73 )       0.49         2.50         (0.12 )       3.78         12.78         (8.73 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                                

From net investment income

       (0.04 )       (0.20 )       (0.34 )       (0.54 )       (1.44 )       (4.50 )       (0.04 )       (0.22 )       (0.36 )       (0.63 )       (1.53 )       (4.59 )

From net realized gains

                                       (4.14 )       (0.09 )                                       (4.14 )       (0.09 )

Return of capital

       (3.13 )       (10.85 )       (14.87 )       (15.84 )       (25.20 )               (3.13 )       (10.85 )       (14.87 )       (15.84 )       (25.11 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (3.17 )       (11.05 )       (15.21 )       (16.38 )       (30.78 )       (4.59 )       (3.17 )       (11.07 )       (15.23 )       (16.47 )       (30.78 )       (4.68 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 14.52       $ 17.21       $ 25.79       $ 41.13       $ 53.91       $ 71.91       $ 14.62       $ 17.30       $ 25.87       $ 41.22       $ 53.91       $ 71.91  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       2.92 %**       13.69 %       (0.03 )%       8.19 %       23.87 %       (10.39 )%       2.99 %**       13.77 %       0.02 %       8.46 %       23.87 %       (10.40 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 38,370       $ 46,596       $ 69,834       $ 120,397       $ 173,619       $ 337,524       $ 146,466       $ 173,702       $ 259,723       $ 418,686       $ 614,415       $ 720,731  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)

       0.21 %*       0.21 %       0.20 %       0.20 %(f)       0.21 %       0.26 %(f)       0.11 %*       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.11 %(f)       0.12 %       0.16 %(f)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(b)

       0.65 %*       0.98 %       1.18 %       1.25 %       1.37 %       4.43 %       0.75 %*       1.08 %       1.29 %       1.33 %       1.43 %       5.02 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       22 %**       12 %       13 %       8 %       30 %       68 %       22 %**       12 %       13 %       8 %       30 %       68 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.11 %*       0.10 %       0.09 %       0.08 %       0.07 %       0.02 %       0.11 %*       0.10 %       0.09 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.02 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                     $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)                                     $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)

 

(a)  Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 1:9 reverse stock split effective January 17, 2012.
(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 the 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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(g)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

88   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

EMERGING COUNTRY DEBT FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.34       $ 9.59       $ 9.10       $ 8.47       $ 5.85       $ 10.06       $ 10.33       $ 9.58       $ 9.09       $ 8.47       $ 5.85       $ 10.06  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income
(loss)†

      0.31         0.77         0.84         1.03 (a)       0.52         0.54         0.31         0.79         0.84         1.05 (j)       0.53         0.53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.94 )       0.82         0.58         0.81         2.70         (3.77 )       (0.94 )       0.81         0.59         0.78         2.69         (3.76 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.63 )       1.59         1.42         1.84         3.22         (3.23 )       (0.63 )       1.60         1.43         1.83         3.22         (3.23 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.12 )       (0.84 )       (0.93 )       (1.21 )       (0.60 )       (0.77 )       (0.12 )       (0.85 )       (0.94 )       (1.21 )       (0.60 )       (0.77 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.21 )                                               (0.21 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.12 )       (0.84 )       (0.93 )       (1.21 )       (0.60 )       (0.98 )       (0.12 )       (0.85 )       (0.94 )       (1.21 )       (0.60 )       (0.98 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.59       $ 10.34       $ 9.59       $ 9.10       $ 8.47       $ 5.85       $ 9.58       $ 10.33       $ 9.58       $ 9.09       $ 8.47       $ 5.85  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (6.09 )%**       17.04 %       16.62 %       22.23 %       55.95 %       (32.75 )%       (6.08 )%**       17.14 %       16.69 %       22.19 %       56.02 %       (32.66 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 461,041       $ 427,339       $ 679,533       $ 564,570       $ 602,065       $ 535,194       $ 2,244,926       $ 1,908,041       $ 1,117,850       $ 1,122,409       $ 1,287,496       $ 1,291,258  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

      0.57 %*       0.60 %       0.64 %       0.59 %       0.58 %       0.59 %       0.52 %*       0.55 %       0.59 %       0.54 %       0.53 %       0.54 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets

      0.00 %(e)(f)*       0.02 %(e)       0.08 %(e)       0.08 %(g)       0.11 %(g)       0.23 %(g)       0.00 %(e)(f)*       0.02 %(e)       0.08 %(e)       0.07 %(g)       0.11 %(g)       0.23 %(g)

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

      0.57 %*       0.62 %       0.72 %       0.67 %       0.69 %       0.82 %       0.52 %*       0.57 %       0.67 %       0.61 %       0.64 %       0.77 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      5.95 %*       7.75 %       8.90 %       11.09 %(h)       6.98 %       6.36 %       5.98 %*       7.84 %       8.95 %       11.37 %(k)       7.03 %       6.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %**       36 %       29 %       21 %       36 %       38 %       11 %**       36 %       29 %       21 %       36 %       38 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

              0.00 %(f)                                               0.00 %(f)                                

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.01       $ 0.03       $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.05       $ 0.00 (i)     $ 0.01       $ 0.03       $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.04       $ 0.00 (i)

 

(a)  Includes income per share of $0.40 as a result of the Fund’s participation in sovereign debt exchanges during the period. Excluding this income, the Fund’s net investment income per share would have been $0.63.
(b)  Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing and redeeming Fund shares and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e)  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.
(f)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.
(g)  Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or payables owed to Lehman Brothers in connection with the termination of derivative contracts in 2008 is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(h)  Includes income of 4.33% of average daily net assets as a result of the Fund’s participation in sovereign debt exchanges. Excluding this income, the Fund’s net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 6.76%.
(i)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
(j)  Includes income per share of $0.41 as a result of the Fund’s participation in sovereign debt exchanges during the period. Excluding this income, the Fund’s net investment income per share would have been $0.64.
(k)  Includes income of 4.43% of average daily net assets as a result of the Fund’s participation in sovereign debt exchanges. Excluding this income, the Fund’s net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 6.94%.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   89


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

GLOBAL BOND FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013

(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 8.37       $ 8.11       $ 7.91       $ 7.58       $ 6.33       $ 8.70  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.03         0.11         0.11         0.12         0.10         0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.23 )       0.27         0.55         0.82         1.66         (2.11 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.20 )       0.38         0.66         0.94         1.76         (1.86 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.02 )       (0.12 )       (0.46 )       (0.61 )       (0.51 )       (0.51 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02 )       (0.12 )       (0.46 )       (0.61 )       (0.51 )       (0.51 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.15       $ 8.37       $ 8.11       $ 7.91       $ 7.58       $ 6.33  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (2.38 )%**       4.72 %       8.57 %       12.84 %       28.99 %       (22.77 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 129,355       $ 165,337       $ 163,213       $ 209,891       $ 213,875       $ 261,706  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

      0.38 %*       0.39 %       0.39 %       0.38 %       0.38 %       0.39 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets

      0.00 (e)(f)*                       0.01 %(e)       0.00 %(e)(f)        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

      0.38 %*       0.39 %       0.39 %       0.39 %       0.38 %       0.39 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      0.80 %*       1.29 %       1.39 %       1.50 %       1.37 %       3.24 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      15 %**       42 %       38 %       45 %       31 %       35 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.10 %*       0.10 %       0.09 %       0.07 %       0.04 %       0.03 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.01       $ 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 total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swap contracts, if any, is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(f) Interest expense was less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.
(g) Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

90   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 6.84       $ 6.79       $ 7.11       $ 6.59       $ 6.17       $ 9.51  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.03         0.08         0.10         0.10         0.09         0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.08 )       0.13         0.33         0.77         1.65         (2.32 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.05 )       0.21         0.43         0.87         1.74         (2.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

              (0.16 )       (0.75 )       (0.35 )       (1.32 )       (1.21 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (0.16 )       (0.75 )       (0.35 )       (1.32 )       (1.21 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 6.79       $ 6.84       $ 6.79       $ 7.11       $ 6.59       $ 6.17  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (0.73 )%**       3.21 %       6.37 %       13.36 %       29.54 %       (24.52 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 56,911       $ 70,949       $ 69,945       $ 108,684       $ 209,150       $ 211,764  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.40 %*       0.40 %(d)       0.39 %       0.39 %(d)       0.38 %(d)       0.39 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets(e)

      0.00 %*(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.40 %*       0.40 %(d)       0.39 %       0.39 %(d)       0.38 %(d)       0.39 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      0.77 %*       1.18 %       1.39 %       1.45 %       1.32 %       2.20 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      12 %**       21 %       43 %       46 %       29 %       47 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.27 %*       0.28 %       0.24 %       0.16 %       0.12 %       0.09 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.00 (g)     $ 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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swap contracts, if any, is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(f) Interest expense was less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.
(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.   91


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

SHORT-DURATION COLLATERAL FUND

 

    Core Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 3.90       $ 5.96       $ 10.38       $ 14.98       $ 17.10       $ 24.03  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.01         0.06         0.12         0.19         0.26         0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.13         0.64         (0.15 )       0.91         3.40         (4.41 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.14         0.70         (0.03 )       1.10         3.66         (3.65 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.02 )       (0.04 )       (0.10 )       (0.18 )       (0.24 )       (1.06 )

From return on capital

      (0.71 )       (2.72 )       (4.29 )       (5.52 )       (5.54 )       (2.22 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.73 )       (2.76 )       (4.39 )       (5.70 )       (5.78 )       (3.28 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 3.31       $ 3.90       $ 5.96       $ 10.38       $ 14.98       $ 17.10  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      3.59 %**       16.87 %       0.13 %       9.30 %       25.58 %       (15.97 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 660,740       $ 770,272       $ 1,161,213       $ 2,053,584       $ 3,189,414       $ 3,676,748  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(b)(c)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets

                              0.01 %(d)       0.01 %(d)        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets(b)(c)

      0.00 %(e)*       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.00 %(e)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      0.68 %*       1.23 %       1.50 %       1.52 %       1.60 %       3.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      0 %**       0 %       0 %       0 %       0 %       16 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets

      0.03 %*       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.02 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                            $ 0.02  
(a) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b) Net operating expenses were less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.
(c) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or payables owed to Lehman Brothers in connection with the termination of derivative contracts in 2008 is included in the Fund’s net expenses. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income.
(e) Total net expenses were less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

92   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

SHORT-DURATION COLLATERAL SHARE FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 21.30       $ 18.42       $ 18.65       $ 17.27       $ 17.08       $ 23.39  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.07         0.17         0.18         0.22         0.21         1.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.67         2.88         (0.20 )       1.34         3.47         (4.92 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.74         3.05         (0.02 )       1.56         3.68         (3.75 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.02 )       (0.17 )       (0.21 )       (0.18 )       (0.22 )       (0.81 )

Return of capital

                                      (3.27 )       (1.75 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02 )       (0.17 )       (0.21 )       (0.18 )       (3.49 )       (2.56 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.02       $ 21.30       $ 18.42       $ 18.65       $ 17.27       $ 17.08  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      3.49 %**       16.64 %       (0.07 )%       9.08 %       25.13 %       (15.90 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 38,995       $ 38,013       $ 33,066       $ 34,959       $ 33,744       $ 26,878  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.20 %*       0.20 %       0.20 %       0.20 %       0.20 %(d)       0.20 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      0.64 %*       0.86 %       0.98 %       1.22 %       1.28 %       5.47 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      1 %**       2 %       6 %       5 %       2 %       18 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.08 %*       0.09 %       0.13 %       0.16 %       0.20 %       0.17 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.01  
(a) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.
(b) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in Short-Duration Collateral Fund.
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) 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.   93


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME FUND

 

    Class III Shares     Class VI Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended February 28/29,     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009       2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.42      $ 16.40      $ 15.39      $ 15.51      $ 17.37      $ 23.60      $ 16.43      $ 16.40      $ 15.38      $ 15.49      $ 17.35      $ 23.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01        0.05        0.08        0.17        0.16        0.71        0.01        0.07        0.09        0.15        0.17        0.68   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     1.39        1.85        0.54        3.78        (5.70     (0.15     1.39        1.86        0.57        3.77        (5.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.14     1.44        1.93        0.71        3.94        (4.99     (0.14     1.46        1.95        0.72        3.94        (4.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

    (0.28     (1.42     (0.92     (0.46     (0.27     (1.24     (0.28     (1.43     (0.93     (0.46     (0.29     (1.26

Return of capital

                         (0.37     (5.53                                 (0.37     (5.51       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.28     (1.42     (0.92     (0.83     (5.80     (1.24     (0.28     (1.43     (0.93     (0.83     (5.80     (1.26
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.00      $ 16.42      $ 16.40      $ 15.39      $ 15.51      $ 17.37      $ 16.01      $ 16.43      $ 16.40      $ 15.38      $ 15.49      $ 17.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

    (0.88 )%**      9.14     12.60     4.76     27.97     (21.20 )%      (0.87 )%**      9.26     12.77     4.84     28.00     (21.09 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 117,484      $ 134,724      $ 79,215      $ 77,084      $ 139,571      $ 227,453      $ 1,186,739      $ 1,682,634      $ 2,405,821      $ 2,476,073      $ 2,005,889      $ 2,246,197   

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)

    0.38 %*      0.38 %(c)      0.39 %(c)      0.39 %(c)      0.39     0.40 %(c)      0.29 %*      0.29 %(c)      0.29 %(c)      0.29 %(c)      0.30     0.30 %(c) 

Interest expense to average daily net assets

    0.00 %(f)(e)                                        0.00 %(f)(e)                                   

Total net expenses to average daily net
assets(d)

    0.38 %*      0.38 %(c)      0.39 %(c)      0.39 %(c)      0.39     0.40 %(c)      0.29 %*      0.29 %(c)      0.29 %(c)      0.29 %(c)      0.30     0.30 %(c) 

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

    0.08 %*      0.30     0.51     1.09     1.01     3.32     0.17 %*      0.43     0.58     1.00     1.05     3.14

Portfolio turnover rate

    12 %**      32     30     19     35     70     12 %**      32     30     19     35     70

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

    0.04 %*      0.04     0.04     0.04     0.03     0.03     0.04 %*      0.04     0.04     0.04     0.03     0.03

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

  $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.00 (g)           $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.02      $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.00 (g)           $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.02   

 

(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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or cleared swap contracts, if any, is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(f) Ratio is less than 0.01%.
(g)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

94   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

 

U.S. TREASURY FUND

 

    Core Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Period from
March 17, 2009
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
2010
      2013   2012   2011  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                   

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.01         0.03         0.01         0.03         0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.01 )       (0.00 )(a)       0.01         0.00 (a)       0.02  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.00         0.03         0.02         0.03         0.06  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                   

From net investment income

      (0.00 )       (0.03 )       (0.01 )       (0.03 )       (0.05 )

From net realized gains

      (0.00 )(b)               (0.01 )       (0.00 )(b)       (0.01 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.00 )       (0.03 )       (0.02 )       (0.03 )       (0.06 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00       $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      0.05 %**       0.11 %       0.07 %       0.15 %       0.25 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 2,745,698       $ 2,912,203       $ 2,056,342       $ 1,814,553       $ 546,076  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)

      0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 (e)       0.00 %       0.00 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      0.08 %*       0.10 %       0.04 %       0.13 %       0.18 %*

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      0 %**       0 %       0 %       0 %       0 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets

      0.10 %*       0.10 %       0.10 %       0.11 %       0.12 %*
(a)  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.
(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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assume the effect of reinvested distribution, if any. Without the waivers, total returns would have been 0.03%, (0.01%), 0.07% and 0.17%, respectively for the fiscal year and/or period ended February 28, 2013, February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010.
(d) Total net expenses were less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.
(e) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(f) Portfolio turnover rate calculation excludes short-term investments.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   95


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

WORLD OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY FUND

 

    Core Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.68       $ 24.00       $ 22.68       $ 21.30       $ 18.35       $ 25.68  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.19         0.32         0.37         0.37         0.39         0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.32         1.36         0.95         1.01         4.24         (8.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.51         1.68         1.32         1.38         4.63         (7.33 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From cash distributions

                                      (1.68 )        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

                                      (1.68 )        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 26.19       $ 25.68       $ 24.00       $ 22.68       $ 21.30       $ 18.35  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      1.99 %**       7.00 %       5.82 %       6.48 %       27.20 %       (28.54 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 548,802       $ 691,486       $ 855,176       $ 850,192       $ 925,796       $ 790,480  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(b)

      0.00 %(c)*       0.00 %(c)       0.00 %(c)       0.00 %(c)       0.00 %(c)       0.00 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets

      0.04 %(d)*       0.04 %(d)       0.03 %(d)       0.03 %(e)       0.05 %(e)        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.04 %(c)*       0.04 %(c)       0.03 %(c)       0.03 %(c)       0.05 %(c)       0.00 %(b)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      1.43 %*       1.30 %       1.59 %       1.69 %       1.98 %       3.19 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      62 %**       8 %       46 %       36 %       55 %       59 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets

      0.04 %*       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.01  
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Fund’s net expenses.
(e) Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or payables owed to Lehman Brothers in connection with the termination of derivative contracts in 2008 is included in the Fund’s net expenses. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income.
(f)  There were no redemption fees during the period.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

96   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund, Currency Hedged International Bond Fund, Debt Opportunities Fund, Domestic Bond Fund, Emerging Country Debt Fund, Global Bond Fund, International Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund, Strategic Fixed Income Fund, U.S. Treasury Fund, and World Opportunity Overlay Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds.

Many of the Funds invest in other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”). In particular, pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), many of the Funds have invested a substantial portion of their assets in Short-Duration Collateral Fund and also may invest in Emerging Country Debt Fund, World Opportunity Overlay Fund, Debt Opportunities Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund. The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements. As of August 31, 2013, shares of World Opportunity Overlay Fund and Debt Opportunities Fund were not publicly offered for sale.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Investment Objective
Asset Allocation Bond Fund   Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
Core Plus Bond Fund   Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
Currency Hedged International Bond Fund   J.P. Morgan GBI Global ex Japan ex U.S. (Hedged)   Total return in excess of benchmark
Debt Opportunities Fund   Not Applicable   Positive total return
Domestic Bond Fund*   Barclays U.S. Government Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
Emerging Country Debt Fund   J.P. Morgan EMBI Global   Total return in excess of benchmark
Global Bond Fund   J.P. Morgan GBI Global   Total return in excess of benchmark
International Bond Fund   J.P. Morgan GBI Global ex U.S.   Total return in excess of benchmark
Short-Duration Collateral Fund*   J.P. Morgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index   Total return comparable to benchmark
Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund   J.P. Morgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index   Total return comparable to benchmark
Strategic Fixed Income Fund   J.P. Morgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
U.S. Treasury Fund   Not Applicable   Liquidity and safety of principal with current income as a secondary objective
World Opportunity Overlay Fund   J.P. Morgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index   Total return greater than benchmark

 

  * The Fund is not currently pursuing an active investment program.

Domestic Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund, Strategic Fixed Income Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund currently limit subscriptions.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Typically, the Funds and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on the most recent quoted price supplied by a single pricing source chosen by the Manager. Although the Manager normally does not evaluate pricing sources on a day-to-day basis, it does evaluate pricing sources

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source at any time. The Manager monitors erratic or unusual movements (including unusual inactivity) in the prices supplied for a security and has discretion to override a price supplied by a source (e.g., by taking a price supplied by another) when it believes that the price supplied is not reliable. Although alternative prices may be available for securities held by the Funds and the underlying funds, those alternative sources are not typically part of the valuation process and do not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Funds and the underlying funds. See the table below for information about securities for which no alternative pricing source was available. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to represent minimal credit risk.

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. Shares of the underlying funds and other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds and/or the underlying funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a debt instrument is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds and underlying funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees or valued using prices for which no alternative pricing source was available. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities and Derivatives

 

     
Fund Name   Fair valued using
methods determined in
good faith by or at the
direction of the Trustees
    Single source:
No alternative
pricing source
was available
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

             

Core Plus Bond Fund

    1%        1%   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    1%        1%   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    <1%        4%   

Domestic Bond Fund

    3%        5%   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    2%        4%   

Global Bond Fund

    1%        2%   

International Bond Fund

    1%        2%   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    4%        6%   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    4%        6%   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    1%        2%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

             

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

           2%   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, certain Funds directly held material Level 3 investments in asset-backed securities (Debt Opportunities Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund and World Opportunity Overlay Fund) and foreign government debt obligations (Emerging Country Debt Fund). Each Fund values these investments using unadjusted prices supplied by a third party pricing source (e.g., broker quotes) as described in the Portfolio Valuation note. Additionally, Short-Duration Collateral Fund held material Level 3 U.S. government agency debt obligations subject to this standard. See the “Additional Level 3 information” table below for further information regarding the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to measure the fair value of these instruments. Other than as described in this paragraph, there were no other Funds with classes of investments or derivatives with direct material Level 3 holdings.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; certain U.S. government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, certain sovereign debt obligations, and corporate bonds valued using broker quotes; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; and certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price.

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, certain debt securities (such as asset-backed, mortgage-backed, loans and sovereign debt) even though they are valued using broker quotes; certain debt securities and derivatives adjusted by a specified discount for liquidity or other considerations; certain sovereign debt securities valued using comparable securities issued by the sovereign adjusted by a specified spread; securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; potential litigation recoveries and interests related to bankruptcy proceedings; and third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information.

 

    99


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

U.S. Government

  $      $ 2,180,373,214      $      $ 2,180,373,214   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           2,180,373,214               2,180,373,214   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    70,907,506                      70,907,506   

Short-Term Investments

    2,041,957                      2,041,957   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

         72,949,463        2,180,373,214               2,253,322,677   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 72,949,463      $ 2,180,373,214      $      $ 2,253,322,677   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Core Plus Bond Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 18,820      $ 3,806,424      $ 3,825,244   

Corporate Debt

           4,653,980               4,653,980   

Foreign Government Obligations

           8,497,330               8,497,330   

U.S. Government

    89,257,395        18,859,214               108,116,609   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

    89,257,395        32,029,344            3,806,424        125,093,163   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    106,366,031                      106,366,031   

Options Purchased

           1,233,819               1,233,819   

Short-Term Investments

    2,206,564                      2,206,564   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    197,829,990        33,263,163        3,806,424           234,899,577   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           526,567               526,567   

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    302,080                      302,080   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 198,132,070      $ 33,789,730      $ 3,806,424      $ 235,728,224   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (819,791   $      $ (819,791

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    (717,636                   (717,636

Written Options

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           (661,128            (661,128

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           (1,116,308            (1,116,308

Interest Rate Risk

           (1,994,093            (1,994,093
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (717,636   $ (4,591,320   $      $ (5,308,956
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

U.S. Government

  $      $ 3,905,754      $      $ 3,905,754   

Foreign Government Obligations

           27,215,821               27,215,821   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           31,121,575               31,121,575   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    35,430,299                      35,430,299   

Options Purchased

           399,930               399,930   

Short-Term Investments

    1,063,936                      1,063,936   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

         36,494,235             31,521,505               68,015,740   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           179,501               179,501   

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    82,675                      82,675   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 36,576,910      $ 31,701,006      $      $      68,277,916   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (261,816   $      $ (261,816

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    (391,067                   (391,067

Written Options

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           (218,987            (218,987

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           (360,202            (360,202

Interest Rate Risk

           (122,176            (122,176
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (391,067   $ (963,181   $      $ (1,354,248
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Debt Opportunities Fund

       

Asset Valuation Inputs

       

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 22,566,384      $ 967,037,071      $ 989,603,455   

U.S. Government Agency

           210,000        1,087,821        1,297,821   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           22,776,384        968,124,892        990,901,276   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    39,020,848                      39,020,848   

Short-Term Investments

    28,498,228                      28,498,228   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    67,519,076        22,776,384        968,124,892        1,058,420,352   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 67,519,076      $ 22,776,384      $ 968,124,892      $ 1,058,420,352   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Domestic Bond Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

U.S. Government

  $      $ 25,554,794      $      $ 25,554,794   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           25,554,794               25,554,794   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    159,077,499                      159,077,499   

Short-Term Investments

    161,725                      161,725   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    159,239,224        25,554,794               184,794,018   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 159,239,224      $ 25,554,794      $      $ 184,794,018   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Emerging Country Debt Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 1,112,842      $ 74,023,788      $ 75,136,630   

Corporate Debt

           130,583,750               130,583,750   

Foreign Government Agency

           473,683,639        66,258,869        539,942,508   

Foreign Government Obligations

           1,241,315,801        115,702,882        1,357,018,683   

Judgments

                  26,920,000        26,920,000   

U.S. Government

    20,613,275        148,976,633               169,589,908   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

    20,613,275        1,995,672,665        282,905,539        2,299,191,479   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loan Assignments

                  18,792,540        18,792,540   

Loan Participations

                  54,054,380        54,054,380   

Mutual Funds

    126,834,848                      126,834,848   

Rights/Warrants

                  11,793,301        11,793,301   

Short-Term Investments

    101,407,102        85,866,253               187,273,355   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

       248,855,225        2,081,538,918        367,545,760        2,697,939,903   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           783,386               783,386   

Options

         

Credit risk

                  168,045        168,045   

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           114,668,954        0 **      114,668,954   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 248,855,225      $ 2,196,991,258      $ 367,713,805      $ 2,813,560,288   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (1,665,723   $      $ (1,665,723

Options

         

Credit Risk

                  (3,022,857     (3,022,857

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           (135,227,259            (135,227,259
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (136,892,982   $ (3,022,857   $ (139,915,839
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Bond Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Foreign Government Obligations

  $      $ 30,488,541      $      $ 30,488,541   

U.S. Government

    9,107,030        11,196,754               20,303,784   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

    9,107,030        41,685,295               50,792,325   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    76,342,580                      76,342,580   

Options Purchased

           808,817               808,817   

Short-Term Investments

    1,364,927                      1,364,927   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    86,814,537        42,494,112               129,308,649   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           801,671               801,671   

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    270,580                      270,580   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 87,085,117      $ 43,295,783      $      $ 130,380,900   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

102    


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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Global Bond Fund (continued)

         

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (528,073   $                 —      $ (528,073

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    (267,870                   (267,870

Written Options

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           (442,141            (442,141

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           (183,264            (183,264

Interest Rate Risk

           (794,828            (794,828
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (267,870   $ (1,948,306   $      $ (2,216,176
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Bond Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

U.S. Government

  $      $ 3,570,976      $      $ 3,570,976   

Foreign Government Obligations

           21,693,175               21,693,175   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

                25,264,151               25,264,151   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         29,843,741                      29,843,741   

Options Purchased

           391,796               391,796   

Short-Term Investments

    1,633,548                      1,633,548   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    31,477,289        25,655,947                    57,133,236   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           373,300               373,300   

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    36,863                      36,863   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 31,514,152      $ 26,029,247      $      $ 57,543,399   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (261,153   $      $ (261,153

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    (198,933                   (198,933

Written Options

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           (218,987            (218,987

Swap Contracts

         

Credit Risk

           (293,747            (293,747

Interest Rate Risk

           (316,942            (316,942
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (198,933   $ (1,090,829   $      $ (1,289,762
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 53,672,254      $ 550,048,537      $ 603,720,791   

U.S. Government Agency

                  26,927,013        26,927,013   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           53,672,254        576,975,550        630,647,804   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    29,880,928                      29,880,928   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    29,880,928             53,672,254        576,975,550        660,528,732   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 29,880,928      $ 53,672,254      $ 576,975,550      $ 660,528,732   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 39,024,971      $      $      $ 39,024,971   

Short-Term Investments

    5,784                      5,784   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    39,030,755                      39,030,755   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 39,030,755      $      $      $ 39,030,755   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

U.S. Government

  $ 325,247,162      $ 79,454,204      $      $ 404,701,366   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

    325,247,162        79,454,204               404,701,366   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    826,705,080                      826,705,080   

Options Purchased

           8,982,077               8,982,077   

Short-Term Investments

    59,769,464                      59,769,464   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,211,721,706        88,436,281               1,300,157,987   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           3,772,315               3,772,315   

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    1,244,719                      1,244,719   

Swap Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

           6,472,792               6,472,792   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,212,966,425      $ 98,681,388      $      $ 1,311,647,813   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (5,253,539   $      $ (5,253,539

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

    (3,546,150                   (3,546,150

Written Options

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           (4,990,103            (4,990,103

Swap Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

           (7,515,198            (7,515,198
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (3,546,150   $ (17,758,840   $      $ (21,304,990
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

104    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

U.S. Treasury Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Short-Term Investments

  $ 2,353,395,985      $ 392,346,406      $      $ 2,745,742,391   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,353,395,985        392,346,406               2,745,742,391   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,353,395,985      $ 392,346,406      $      $ 2,745,742,391   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 1,588,272      $ 136,959,615      $ 138,547,887   

Foreign Government Obligations

           43,972,750               43,972,750   

U.S. Government

           396,300,988               396,300,988   

U.S. Government Agency

           840,000               840,000   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           442,702,010        136,959,615        579,661,625   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Purchased

           12,532,396               12,532,396   

Short-Term Investments

         27,304,066                      27,304,066   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    27,304,066           455,234,406        136,959,615           619,498,087   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Swap Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

           15,360,531               15,360,531   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 27,304,066      $ 470,594,937      $ 136,959,615      $ 634,858,618   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Written Options

         

Interest Rate Risk

  $      $ (2,676,240   $      $ (2,676,240

Swap Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

           (55,828,940            (55,828,940
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (58,505,180   $      $ (58,505,180
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Derivative financial instruments” sections below for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to the Funds’ net asset values than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value.
  ** Represents the interest in derivatives that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Additional Level 3 information

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for securities and derivatives, if any, that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of August 31, 2013.

 

           
Fund Name   Description   Fair Value at
August 31, 2013
    Valuation Technique(s)   Unobservable Input(s)   Resulting Range
of Fair Value
Short-Duration Collateral Fund   Agency for International Development Floater Bond (Support of Morocco, Peru or Tunisia)     $26,927,013      Current LIBOR yield curve is adjusted to reflect a liquidity discount   Liquidity Discount*   Possible impact to fair value due to range of liquidity discount: $26,140,115 to $27,715,526 or approximately 0.24% of Fund net assets.

 

  * The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of Short-Duration Collateral Fund’s Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco, Peru and Tunisia) is the liquidity discount, expressed as a premium ranging from 75 – 175 basis points (currently 125 basis points) over the current yield curve. Increases (decreases) in this input would result in a lower (higher) fair value measurement.

The underlying funds held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ summary of levels above.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31,
2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

Core Plus Bond Fund

                     

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 4,921,731      $      $ (1,347,461   $ 148,998      $ 49,802      $ 33,354      $      $      $ 3,806,424      $ 85,959   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,921,731      $      $ (1,347,461 )#    $ 148,998      $ 49,802      $ 33,354      $      $      $ 3,806,424      $ 85,959   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Debt Opportunities Fund

                     

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 708,648,766      $ 376,899,906      $ (120,082,391   $ 7,192,141      $ 8,050,333      $ (13,671,684   $      $      $ 967,037,071      $ (11,327,255

U.S. Government Agency

    1,203,773               (121,266     5,587               (273                   1,087,821        (273
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 709,852,539      $ 376,899,906      $ (120,203,657 )##    $ 7,197,728      $ 8,050,333      $ (13,671,957   $      $      $ 968,124,892      $ (11,327,528
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

106    


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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

                     
      Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31,
2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

Emerging Country Debt Fund

                      

Debt Obligations

  

                   

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 78,333,335      $      $ (8,492,259   $ 291,226      $ (4,552,409   $ 8,443,895      $      $      $ 74,023,788      $ 3,466,291   

Foreign Government Agency

     23,627,005        55,129,686        (11,292,220     235,100        (97,739     (1,342,963                   66,258,869        (1,958,382

Foreign Government Obligations

     129,375,029               (8,838,811     2,391,675        788,791        (8,013,802                   115,702,882        (13,386,496

Judgments

     28,800,000                      384,899               (2,264,899                   26,920,000        (2,264,899
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Obligations

     260,135,369        55,129,686        (28,623,290     3,302,900        (3,861,357     (3,177,769                   282,905,539        (14,143,486
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loan Assignments

     24,325,626               (6,767,594     796,503        704        437,301                      18,792,540        513,952   

Loan Participations

     68,578,286               (4,610,409     1,900,115               (11,813,612                   54,054,380          

Rights/ Warrants

     11,013,004                                    780,297                      11,793,301          
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

     364,052,285        55,129,686        (40,001,293 )###      5,999,518        (3,860,653     (13,773,783                   367,545,760        (13,629,534
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives

                      

Swap Contracts

     0 **                                                       0 **        

Options

     (519,306                                 (2,335,506                   (2,854,812       
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 363,532,979      $ 55,129,686      $ (40,001,293 )    $ 5,999,518      $ (3,860,653   $ (16,109,289   $      $      $ 364,690,948      $ (13,629,534
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                  

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

                      

Debt Obligations

  

                   

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 662,203,439      $      $ (137,888,413   $ (398,474   $ 2,044      $ 26,129,941      $      $      $ 550,048,537      $ 26,079,928   

U.S. Government Agency

     28,128,653               (1,269,065     4,955               62,470                      26,927,013        62,470   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 690,332,092      $      $ (139,157,478 )####    $ (393,519   $ 2,044      $ 26,192,411      $      $      $ 576,975,550      $ 26,142,398   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                  

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

                      

Debt Obligations

  

                   

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 158,075,294      $      $ (28,511,481   $ (359,492   $ (79   $ 7,755,373      $      $      $ 136,959,615      $ 7,739,049   

Options Purchased

     14,676,864               (14,275,200            5,088,000        (5,489,664                          (5,489,664
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 172,752,158      $      $ (42,786,681 )#####    $ (359,492   $ 5,087,921      $ 2,265,709      $      $      $ 136,959,615      $ 2,249,385   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                  

 

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  * The Funds account for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Represents the interest in derivatives that were determined to have a fair value of zero at February 28, 2013 and August 31, 2013.
  # Includes $911,617 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  ## Includes $72,173,644 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  ### Includes $12,317,531 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  #### Includes $96,281,659 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  ##### Includes $22,356,372 of proceeds received from paydowns.

The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to investments in securities and derivative financial instruments using Level 3 inputs (based on the Funds’ net assets) as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:.

 

     
Fund Name   Level 3 securities     Level 3 derivatives  

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

             

Core Plus Bond Fund

    17%        (1)%   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    18%        (1)%   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    91%          

Domestic Bond Fund

    71%          

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    14%        (1)%   

Global Bond Fund

    24%        (1)%   

International Bond Fund

    27%        (1)%   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    87%          

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    87%          

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    30%        (1)%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

             

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    25%          

Cash and Statement of Cash Flows

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark to market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Loan agreements and participations

The Funds (except Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund) may invest in loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution 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) a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party of payments from the borrower and (ii) a Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, a Fund may be subject to credit risk both of the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower and that Fund may have minimal control over the terms of any loan modification. When a

 

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Fund purchases assignments of loans, it generally acquires direct rights against the borrower. Loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement a Fund acquires a security for a relatively short period for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. That Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities it acquired under the repurchase agreement. The value of the securities acquired may be less than the amount owed to that Fund by the seller. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and/or the value of the securities subject to the repurchase agreement is insufficient, that Fund’s recovery of cash from the seller may be delayed and, even if that Fund is able to dispose of the securities, the Fund may incur a loss equal to the difference between the cash it paid and the value of the securities. As of August 31, 2013, Emerging Country Debt Fund had investments in repurchase agreements with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. with a gross value of $85,866,253 and a net value of $4,043,773. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement a Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by that Fund to repurchase the same assets at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund can use the proceeds received from entering into a reverse repurchase agreement to make additional investments, which generally causes that Fund’s portfolio to behave as if it were leveraged. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result may realize a loss on the transaction if the securities it sold are worth more than the purchase price it originally received from the buyer. As of August 31, 2013, the Funds listed below had entered into reverse repurchase agreements.

 

     
Fund Name   Received from
reverse repurchase
agreements ($)
    Market value of
securities plus
accrued interest ($)
 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    43,304,341        44,523,798   

As of August 31, 2013, World Opportunity Overlay Fund had investments in reverse repurchase agreements with Barclays Bank PLC with a gross value of $43,304,341 and a net value of $1,219,457 (the value of related collateral exceeded the value of the reverse repurchase agreement at period end). Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Inflation-Indexed bonds

The Funds (except U.S. Treasury Fund) may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. Two structures are common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that reflects inflation in the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out any inflation related accruals as part of a semiannual coupon.

The value of inflation-indexed bonds normally changes when real interest rates change. Real interest rates, in turn, are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates (i.e., stated interest rates) and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if the rate of inflation rises at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. There can be no assurance, however, that the value of inflation-indexed bonds will change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their value. Coupon payments received by a Fund from inflation-indexed bonds are included in the Funds’ gross income for the period in which they accrue. In addition, any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond constitutes taxable ordinary income to investors, even though principal is not paid until maturity. Inflation-indexed bonds outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Delayed delivery commitments and when-issued securities

The Funds (except U.S. Treasury Fund) may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. Payment and delivery may take place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The purchase of when-issued or delayed delivery securities can cause a Fund’s portfolio to be leveraged. Delayed delivery commitments outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Taxes and distributions

Each Fund, except World Opportunity Overlay Fund (see below), intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company (each a “RIC Fund”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each RIC Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to

 

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any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each RIC Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. 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 each RIC Fund’s investments in certain jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of each RIC Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

World Opportunity Overlay Fund (a “Partnership Fund”) has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and each shareholder is responsible for their tax liabilities, if any, related to their allocable share of Partnership Fund taxable income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and items of tax preference. The Partnership Fund’s activities do not generally constitute those of a U.S. trade or business. Accordingly, the Partnership Fund is generally not subject to U.S. federal, state and/or other income-based U.S. taxes (other than certain withholding taxes). Dividends and other income may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by the country in which such dividends or other income originate.

With the exception of U.S. Treasury Fund, the policy of each RIC Fund is to declare and pay distributions of net investment income, if any, semi-annually. U.S. Treasury Fund’s policy is to declare distributions daily, to the extent net investment income is available, and pay distributions on the first business day following the end of each month in which distributions were declared. Each RIC Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions from net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically all distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each RIC Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each RIC Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Since October 2008 and April 2009, respectively, Short Duration Collateral Fund and Domestic Bond Fund have declared and paid distributions when each fund has acquired a meaningful cash position rather than reinvesting that cash in portfolio securities. A substantial portion of any such distributions could constitute a return of capital to shareholders of Short Duration Collateral Fund and Domestic Bond Fund for tax purposes.

Because the Partnership Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is not required to make distributions to its shareholders. It is the policy of the Partnership Fund to declare and pay non-redeeming distributions in the sole discretion of the Trustees (or their delegates). Distributions made by the Partnership Fund, if any, other than distributions made in partial or complete redemption of shareholders’ interests in the Partnership Fund, are reported in the Partnership Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets as Partnership Fund distributions to shareholders.

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

Income and capital gain distributions for each RIC Fund 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 likely 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.

Distributions in excess of a RIC Fund’s tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.

As of February 28, 2013, the RIC Funds listed below elected to defer to March 1, 2013 late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as follows:

 

     
Fund Name   Late-Year
Ordinary
Losses ($)
    Post-
October
Capital Losses ($)
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    (11,447)        (133,919)   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

           (16,787)   

Domestic Bond Fund

    (216,770)          

Global Bond Fund

    (78,425)          

International Bond Fund

    (1,411,315)          

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    (28,777)          

 

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As of February 28, 2013, the RIC Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses, and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The RIC Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       
     Short-Term ($)     Total
Short-
Term ($)
    Long-
Term ($)
 

Fund Name

  Expiration
Date
2/28/2014
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2015
    Expiration
Date
2/29/2016
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2017
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2018
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2019
    No
Expiration
Date
      No
Expiration
Date
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

                                       (6,593,369)               (6,593,369)          

Core Plus Bond Fund

    (34,693,380)        (2,795,728)        (33,008,915)        (74,050,257)        (17,147,333)        (138,723)               (161,834,336)        (1,756,490)   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

                         (1,749,220)        (3,328,985)                      (5,078,205)        (3,174,119)   

Debt Opportunities Fund

                                                              

Domestic Bond Fund

                                (3,229,648)        (814,498)        (248)        (4,044,394)        (647,925)   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

                         (14,763,199)               (66,474,254)               (81,237,453)          

Global Bond Fund

    (5,470,276)        (269,796)               (4,412,277)        (6,769,760)        (1,398,524)               (18,320,633)          

International Bond Fund

           (8,815,813)        (507,910)        (8,354,148)        (4,431,029)        (4,162,554)        (644,675)        (26,916,129)        (296,123)   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

           (4,239,935)        (1,158,601)        (32,360,541)        (41,313,788)        (307,583)               (79,380,448)        (8,478,464)   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

                  (3,173,391)        (862,175)                             (4,035,566)          

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

                         (93,680,008)        (123,451,454)                      (217,131,462)          

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    2,307,229,883               (53,907,206)        (53,907,206)   

Core Plus Bond Fund

    258,704,883               (23,805,306)        (23,805,306)   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    70,996,295               (2,980,555)        (2,980,555)   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    1,048,927,738        27,175,539        (17,682,925)        9,492,614   

Domestic Bond Fund

    184,330,746        678,720        (215,448)        463,272   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    2,809,540,505        116,620,725        (228,221,327)        (111,600,602)   

Global Bond Fund

    141,423,226        3,042,698        (15,157,275)        (12,114,577)   

International Bond Fund

    65,694,669               (8,561,433)        (8,561,433)   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    915,595,180        1,286,925        (256,353,373)        (255,066,448)   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    32,026,031        7,004,724               7,004,724   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    1,336,558,724        11,453,104        (47,853,841)        (36,400,737)   

U.S. Treasury Fund

    2,745,496,280        246,111               246,111   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    642,164,841        19,026,861        (41,693,615)        (22,666,754)   

On October 12, 2006, International Bond 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 that 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 International Bond Fund’s payment to the IRS.

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax

 

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returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. In addition, the Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Funds may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by a Fund will vary (See Note 5).

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Funds’ custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Prior to December 31, 2012, State Street’s custodian fees may have been reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintained in a State Street custodial account. Earnings allowances were reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2013, any cash balances maintained at the custodian are held in a Demand Deposit Account and interest income earned, if any, is shown as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

 

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As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

     Asset
Allocation
Bond
Fund
  Core
Plus
Bond
Fund
  Currency
Hedged
Inter-national
Bond
Fund
  Debt
Oppor-tunities
Fund
  Domestic
Bond
Fund
  Emerging
Country
Debt
Fund
  Global
Bond
Fund
  Interna-tional
Bond
Fund
  Short-
Duration
Collateral
Fund
  Short-
Duration
Collateral
Share
Fund
  Strategic
Fixed
Income
Fund
  U.S.
Treasury
Fund
  World
Opportunity
Overlay
Fund
Purchase Premium         0.40%     0.50%           0.20%    
Redemption Fee         0.40%     0.50%           0.20%    

Other matters

Emerging Country Debt Fund

In December 2005, Emerging County Debt Fund (“ECDF”) entered into litigation against the Government of Argentina (“Argentina”) relating to Argentina’s failure to make payments on sovereign debt held by ECDF. A judgment was awarded in ECDF’s favor on September 24, 2007; however, ECDF’s ability to collect on this judgment remains uncertain, and ECDF is not able to transfer or sell the judgment without court consent. In late May 2010, Argentina commenced a public debt exchange in which certain defaulted debts, including legal judgments on those debts, were eligible to be exchanged for currently performing Argentina Bonds. The eligible portion of ECDF’s judgment was tendered in the debt exchange and ECDF received new bonds in June 2010. The remaining portion of ECDF’s judgment, which continues to be valued according to ECDF’s valuation policy, represented 1.0% of the net assets of ECDF as of August 31, 2013.

 

3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times.

 

                           
     Asset Allo-cation Bond Fund   Core Plus Bond Fund   Currency Hedged Inter-national Bond Fund   Debt Opportunities Fund   Domestic Bond Fund   Emerging Country Debt Fund   Global Bond Fund   Inter-national
Bond
Fund
  Short-Duration Collateral Fund   Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund   Strategic Fixed Income Fund   U.S. Treasury Fund   World Oppor-tunity Overlay Fund
Market Risk – Fixed Income Investments   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Market Risk – Asset-Backed Securities   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Credit Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Liquidity Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X   X   X   X       X   X   X   X   X   X       X

 

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     Asset Allo-cation Bond Fund   Core Plus Bond Fund   Currency Hedged Inter-national Bond Fund   Debt Opportunities Fund   Domestic Bond Fund   Emerging Country Debt Fund   Global Bond Fund   Inter-national
Bond
Fund
  Short-Duration Collateral Fund   Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund   Strategic Fixed Income Fund   U.S. Treasury Fund   World Oppor-tunity Overlay Fund
Currency Risk   X   X   X   X       X   X   X           X       X
Focused Investment Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X           X       X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Options Risk                                                   X
Fund of Funds Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X   X        
Non-Diversified Funds   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Fixed Income Investments — Funds that invest in fixed income securities (including bonds, notes, bills, synthetic debt instruments and asset-backed securities) are subject to various market risks. The market price of a fixed income investment can decline due to a number of market-related factors, including rising interest rates and widening credit spreads, or decreased liquidity stemming from the market’s uncertainty about the value of a fixed income investment (or class of fixed income investments). In addition, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities and sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt instruments, can decline due to market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Some fixed income securities also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the fixed income security. When interest rates rise, these securities also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments in below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) may be particularly volatile. Often junk bonds are subject to greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes than higher rated bonds and can be more difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. See “Credit Risk” and “Liquidity Risk” below for more information about these risks.

A risk run by each Fund with a significant investment in fixed income securities is that an increase in prevailing interest rates will cause the market price of those securities to decline. The risk associated with increases in interest rates (also called “interest rate risk”) is generally greater for Funds investing in fixed income securities with longer durations and in some cases duration can increase.

 

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The extent to which a fixed income security’s price changes with changes in interest rates is referred to as interest rate duration, which can be measured mathematically or empirically. A longer-maturity investment generally has longer interest rate duration because the investment’s fixed rate is locked in for a longer period of time. Floating-rate or adjustable-rate securities, however, generally have shorter interest rate durations because their interest rates are not fixed but rather float up and down as interest rates change. Conversely, inverse floating-rate securities have durations that move in the opposite direction from short-term interest rates and thus tend to underperform fixed rate securities when interest rates rise but outperform them when interest rates decline. Fixed income securities paying no interest, such as zero coupon and principal-only securities, create additional interest rate risk.

The market price of inflation-indexed bonds (including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”)) normally changes when real interest rates change. Their value typically will decline during periods of rising real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) and increase during periods of declining real interest rates. Real interest rates may not fluctuate in the same manner as nominal interest rates. In some interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, the market price of inflation-indexed bonds may decline more than the price of non-inflation-indexed (or nominal) fixed income bonds with similar maturities. The market price of a Fund’s inflation-indexed bonds, however, will not necessarily change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their price. Moreover, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bond investments will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest they pay (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In the case of TIPS, the U.S. government guarantees the repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation).

Generally, when interest rates on short term U.S. Treasury obligations equal or approach zero, a Fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Fund, will have a negative return unless the Manager waives or reduces its management fees.

Market risk for fixed income securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies is also affected by currency risk. See “Currency Risk” below.

Asset-Backed Securities — Investments in asset-backed securities not only are subject to all of the market risks described above for fixed income securities but to other market risks as well.

Funds investing in asset-backed securities are exposed to the risk that these securities experience severe credit downgrades, illiquidity, defaults, and declines in market value. These risks are particularly acute during periods of adverse market conditions, such as those that occurred in 2008. Asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets, including pools of residential and commercial mortgages, automobile loans, educational loans, home equity loans, and credit-card receivables. They also may be backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans made to corporations, or a combination of these bonds and loans (commonly referred to as “collateralized debt obligations” or “collateralized loan obligations”) and by the fees earned by service providers.

As described under “Market Risk — Fixed Income Investments” above, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities, can decline due to a number of factors, including market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Payment of interest on asset-backed securities and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flow generated by the assets backing the securities, as well as the deal structure (e.g., determination as to the amount of underlying assets or other support needed to produce the cash flows necessary to service interest and make principal payments), the quality of the underlying assets, the level of credit support and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any, and the reliability of various other service providers with access to the payment stream. A problem in any one of these areas can lead to a reduction in the payment stream the Manager expected a Fund to receive at the time the Fund purchased the asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities involve risk of loss of principal if obligors of the underlying obligations default and the value of the defaulted obligations exceeds whatever credit support the securities may have. Asset-backed securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, in particular, may cause a Fund to suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, as sub-prime mortgage loans are typically made to less creditworthy borrowers and thus have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. The obligations of issuers (and obligors of asset-backed securities) also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. As of the date of this report, many asset-backed securities owned by the Funds that were once rated investment grade are now rated below investment grade. See “Credit Risk” below for more information about credit risk.

With the deterioration of worldwide economic and liquidity conditions that occurred and became acute in 2008, the markets for asset-backed securities became fractured, and uncertainty about the creditworthiness of those securities (and underlying assets) caused credit spreads (the difference between yields on asset-backed securities and U.S. Government securities) to widen dramatically. Concurrently, systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions reduced the ability of financial institutions to make markets in many fixed income securities. These events reduced liquidity and contributed to substantial declines in the market prices of asset-backed and other fixed income securities. These conditions may occur again. Also, government actions and proposals affecting the terms of underlying home and consumer loans, changes in demand for products (e.g., automobiles) financed by those loans, and the inability of borrowers to refinance existing loans (e.g., sub-prime mortgages) have had, and may continue to have, adverse valuation and liquidity effects on asset-backed securities.

 

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The market price of an asset-backed security may depend on the servicing of its underlying assets and is, therefore, subject to risks associated with the negligence or defalcation of its servicer. In some circumstances, the mishandling of related documentation also may affect the rights of security holders in and to the underlying assets. The insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security, as well as costs and delays. The obligations underlying asset-backed securities, in particular securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages, also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the asset-backed security. When interest rates rise, these obligations also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease.

In addition, the existence of insurance on an asset-based security does not guarantee that the principal and/or interest will be paid because the insurer could default on its obligations. In recent years, a significant number of asset-backed security insurers have defaulted on their obligations.

The risk of investing in asset-backed securities has increased since the deterioration in worldwide economic and liquidity conditions referred to above because performance of the various sectors in which the assets underlying asset-backed securities are concentrated (e.g., auto loans, student loans, sub-prime mortgages, and credit card receivables) has become more highly correlated. See “Focused Investment Risk” below for more information about risks of investing in correlated sectors. A single financial institution may serve as a trustee for many asset-backed securities. As a result, a disruption in that institution’s business may have a material impact on many investments.

• CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income investment or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligation to pay principal and interest or otherwise to honor its obligations in a timely manner. The market price of a fixed income investment will normally decline as a result of the issuer’s, guarantor’s or obligor’s failure to meet its payment obligations or the downgrading of its credit rating. This risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

All fixed income securities are subject to credit risk. Financial strength and solvency of an issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. The risk varies depending upon whether the issuer is a corporation or U.S. or non-U.S. government (or sub-division or instrumentality) and whether the particular security has a priority over other obligations of the issuer in payment of principal and interest and whether it has any collateral backing or credit enhancement. Credit risk may change over the life of a fixed income security. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, or corporation, or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations and their fixed income securities, including mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. These securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). Investments in sovereign debt involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. In addition, payment of principal of fixed income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government can be delayed because the guarantee generally only requires payment upon maturity of the securities. Investments in quasi-sovereign issuers are subject to the additional risk that the issuer may default independently of its sovereign. Sovereign debt risk is greater for fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by emerging countries.

In some cases, the credit risk of a fixed income security is reflected in its credit ratings, and a Fund holding such a security is subject to the risk that its rating will be downgraded.

Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury historically have presented minimal credit risk. However, recent events have led to a downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least one major rating agency and have introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. to repay its obligations. A further credit rating downgrade or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of a Fund’s investments.

As described under “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” above, asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets and their payment of interest and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flows generated by the assets backing them. The credit risk of a particular asset-backed security depends on many factors, as described in “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” above.

The obligations of issuers also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. A Fund also is exposed to credit risk on a reference security to the extent it writes protection under credit default swaps. See “Derivatives Risk” below for more information regarding risks associated with the use of credit default swaps.

 

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The extent to which the market price of a fixed income security changes in response to a credit event depends on a number of factors and can be difficult to predict. For example, floating rate securities may have final maturities of ten or more years, but their effective durations will tend to be very short. If the issuer of floating rate securities experiences an adverse credit event, or a change occurs in its perceived creditworthiness, the market price of its securities could decline much more than would be predicted by a change in their yield relative to their effective duration.

Credit risk is particularly pronounced for below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is below investment grade. Many asset-backed securities also are below investment grade. Below investment grade securities have speculative characteristics, often are less liquid than higher quality securities, present a greater risk of default and are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse industry conditions. In the event of default of sovereign debt, the Funds may be unable to pursue legal action against the sovereign issuer.

• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, TIPS have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. The Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., forward currency contracts), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

 

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A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. See “Leveraging Risk” below.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

 

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A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

 

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• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

 

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The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

 

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• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders. They also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• OPTIONS RISK. There are various risks associated with transactions in exchange-traded and OTC options. The market price of options written by the Fund will be affected by many factors, including changes in the value of underlying securities or indices; changes in the dividend rates of underlying securities (or in the case of indices, the securities comprising such indices); changes in interest rates or exchange rates; changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market and underlying securities; and the remaining time to an option’s expiration. The market price of an option also may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid. In addition, since an American style option allows the holder to exercise its rights any time prior to expiration of the option, the writer of an American style option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligations as a writer of the option. This risk is not present when writing a European style option because the holder may only exercise the option on its expiration date. If the Fund writes a call option and does not hold the underlying security or instrument, the amount of the Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

National securities exchanges generally have established limits on the maximum number of options an investor or group of investors acting in concert may write. The Fund, the Manager, and other funds advised by the Manager may constitute such a group. These limits could restrict the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell options on a particular security.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the Fund greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets. Therefore, OTC options generally expose the Fund to greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded. Purchasing and selling put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary market risks.

Special tax rules apply to the Fund’s transactions in options, which could increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. In particular, the Fund’s options transactions potentially could cause a substantial portion of the Fund’s income to consist of net short-term capital gains, which, when distributed, are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

 

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• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. Funds that invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ ETFs”) (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), are exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

Because a Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if a Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Funds also are indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds. Funds that invest in shares of other GMO Funds also are subject indirectly to Large Shareholder Risk because those other GMO Funds are more likely to have large shareholders (e.g., other GMO Funds). See “Large Shareholder Risk” above.

Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

 NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

All of the Funds (except U.S. Treasury Fund) are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. In addition, each of the Funds (other than U.S. Treasury Fund) may invest in shares of one or more other GMO Funds that are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act.

Temporary Defensive Positions. If deemed prudent by the Manager, the Funds (other than Domestic Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund) may take temporary defensive positions. Many of the Funds have previously taken temporary defensive positions and have exercised the right to honor redemption requests in-kind.

To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Funds may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. In particular, the Funds may use swaps or other derivatives on an index, a single security, or a basket of securities to gain investment exposures (e.g., by selling protection under a credit default swap). The Funds also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce their investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). For example, a Fund may use credit default swaps to take a short position with respect to the likelihood of default by an issuer. A Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of their investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices, and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For instance, the Manager may alter the interest rate exposure of debt instruments by employing interest rate swaps. Such a strategy is designed to maintain the Fund’s exposure to the credit of an issuer through the debt instrument but adjust the Fund’s interest rate exposure through the swap. With these swaps, the Fund and its counterparties exchange interest rate exposure, such as fixed versus variable rates and shorter duration versus longer duration exposure. In adjusting their investment exposures, a Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust its currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by its portfolio investments.

 

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Each of the Funds is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of their derivative positions, the Funds will typically have (or may have, in the case of Domestic Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund, and U.S. Treasury Fund) gross investment exposures in excess of their net assets (i.e., the Funds will be (or may be, in the case of Domestic Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund, and U.S. Treasury Fund) leveraged) and therefore are subject to heightened risk of loss. The Funds’ (other than Domestic Bond Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Fund, Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund, and U.S. Treasury Fund) performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on The performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

                           
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Asset Allocation Bond Fund   Core Plus Bond Fund   Currency Hedged International Bond Fund   Debt Opportunities Fund   Domestic Bond Fund   Emerging Country Debt Fund   Global Bond Fund   International Bond Fund  

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund   Strategic Fixed Income Fund   U.S. Treasury Fund   World Opportunity Overlay Fund
Forward currency contracts                                                    

Adjust currency exchange rate risk

          X           X   X   X                   X

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

      X   X           X   X   X           X       X
Futures contracts                                                    

Adjust exposure to certain markets

                                                  X

Adjust interest rate exposure

  X   X   X               X   X           X       X

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

  X   X   X               X   X           X       X
Options (Purchased)                                                    

Adjust currency exchange rate risk

      X   X               X   X           X       X

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

      X   X               X   X           X       X

Adjust interest rate exposure

  X                                               X

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

                                                  X

 

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Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Asset Allocation Bond Fund   Core Plus Bond Fund   Currency Hedged International Bond Fund   Debt Opportunities Fund   Domestic Bond Fund   Emerging Country Debt Fund   Global Bond Fund   International Bond Fund  

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund   Strategic Fixed Income Fund   U.S. Treasury Fund   World Opportunity Overlay Fund
Options (Written)                                                    

Achieve exposure to a reference entity’s credit

                      X                            

Adjust currency exchange rate risk

      X   X               X   X           X       X

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

      X   X               X   X           X       X

Adjust interest rate exposure

  X                                               X

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

                                                  X
Swap Contracts                                                    

Achieve exposure to a reference entity’s credit

      X               X       X                    

Adjust exposure to certain markets

      X               X                            

Adjust interest rate exposure

      X   X           X   X   X           X       X

Provide a measure of protection against default loss

      X   X       X   X   X   X                    
Rights and/or warrants                                                    

Adjust exposure to certain markets

                      X                            

Forward currency contracts

The Funds (except U.S. Treasury 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements 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. Futures contracts expose

 

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the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

For the period ended August 31, 2013, investment activity in options contracts written by the Funds were as follows:

 

     
     Puts     Calls  
   
     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Core Plus Bond

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

                   —      $                —                —      $               —   

Options written

    868,000,000               513,543                        

Options bought back

                                         

Options expired

                                         

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    868,000,000             $ 513,543                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

  

           

Outstanding, beginning of period

                $                    $   

Options written

    256,000,000               166,406                        

Options bought back

                                         

Options expired

                                         

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    256,000,000             $ 166,406                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

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     Puts     Calls  
   
     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Global Bond Fund

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

                   —      $                       —      $   

Options written

    612,000,000               347,137                        

Options bought back

                                         

Options expired

                                         

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    612,000,000             $ 347,137                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Bond Fund

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

                $                    $   

Options written

    256,000,000               166,406                        

Options bought back

                                         

Options expired

                                         

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    256,000,000             $ 166,406                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Strategic Fixed Income

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

                $                    $   

Options written

    6,436,000,000               3,862,600                        

Options bought back

                                         

Options expired

                                         

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    6,436,000,000             $ 3,862,600                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

                $        6,000,000             $ 2,711,878   

Options written

    16,230,002,400               7,155,605        16,633,750,000               10,314,226   

Options bought back

    (4,130,000,000            (2,763,974     (10,083,750,000            (4,449,141

Options expired

    (10,000,002,400            (2,421,454     (4,056,000,000            (4,046,784

Options exercised

                                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

    2,100,000,000             $ 1,970,177        2,500,000,000             $ 4,530,179   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

 

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Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

In a credit linked option contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the option to exercise a contract where the buyer has the right to receive a specified return if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities and a specified decrease in the value of the related collateral occurs. A writer of a credit linked option receives periodic payments in return for its obligation to pay an agreed-upon value to the other party if they exercise their option in the case of a credit event. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligation and will keep the premiums received.

Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap contract or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights

 

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at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Additionally, Emerging Country Debt Fund owns warrants linked to the price of oil. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

               
    

Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $         —      $         —      $      $ (155,997   $                —      $ (155,997

Futures Contracts

                                17,771               17,771   

Written Options

                                        64,320                         64,320   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $                  —      $      $      $                —      $ (73,906   $      $ (73,906
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Core Plus Bond Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 1,233,819      $      $      $ 1,233,819   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                         526,567                      526,567   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                302,080               302,080   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 1,760,386      $ 302,080      $      $ 2,062,466   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 1,760,386      $ 302,080      $      $ 2,062,466   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (819,791   $      $      $ (819,791

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                (717,636            (717,636

Written Options, at value

                         (661,128                   (661,128

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

    (1,116,308                          (1,994,093            (3,110,401
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (1,116,308   $      $      $ (1,480,919   $ (2,711,729   $      $ (5,308,956
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ (1,116,308   $      $      $ (1,480,919   $ (2,711,729   $      $ (5,308,956
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 92,187      $      $      $ 92,187   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (4,192,618                   (4,192,618

Futures Contracts

                                (742,566            (742,566

Swap Contracts

    118,324                             (831,492            (713,168
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 118,324      $      $      $ (4,100,431   $ (1,574,058   $      $ (5,556,165
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 532,742      $      $      $ 532,742   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (113,995                   (113,995

Futures Contracts

                                (202,707            (202,707

Written Options

                         (147,585                   (147,585

Swap Contracts

    136,287                                     —        (1,443,969            (1,307,682
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $         136,287      $      $      $ 271,162      $ (1,646,676   $      $ (1,239,227
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

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Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $      $         —      $         —      $ 399,930      $      $               —      $ 399,930   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                               179,501                      179,501   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                        82,675                         82,675   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 579,431      $ 82,675      $      $ 662,106   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $                  —      $      $      $ 579,431      $ 82,675      $      $ 662,106   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $         —      $         —      $ (261,816   $      $      $ (261,816

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                (391,067            (391,067

Written Options, at value

                         (218,987                    —               (218,987

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

    (122,176                          (360,202            (482,378
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (122,176   $      $      $ (480,803   $ (751,269   $      $ (1,354,248
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ (122,176   $      $      $ (480,803   $ (751,269   $      $ (1,354,248
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 26,764      $      $      $ 26,764   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (970,823                   (970,823

Futures Contracts

                                (161,830            (161,830

Swap Contracts

    (120,322                          (129,512            (249,834
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (120,322   $      $      $ (944,059   $ (291,342   $      $ (1,355,723
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 188,866      $      $      $ 188,866   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (387,043                   (387,043

Futures Contracts

                                (307,986            (307,986

Written Options

                         (52,581                   (52,581

Swap Contracts

    (40,149                          (203,658            (243,807
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (40,149   $      $      $ (250,758   $ (511,644   $      $ (802,551
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Domestic Bond Fund

               

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

               

Swap Contracts

  $ (17,732   $      $      $                —      $      $      $ (17,732
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (17,732   $      $      $      $      $      $ (17,732
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

               

Swap Contracts

  $ 17,101      $      $      $      $      $      $ 17,101   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 17,101      $      $      $      $      $      $ 17,101   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

130    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
    

Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Emerging Country Debt Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $                  —      $      $      $      $      $ 11,793,301      $ 11,793,301   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                               783,386                      783,386   

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

     114,668,954                                            114,668,954   

Options

    168,045                                           168,045   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 114,836,999      $      $      $ 783,386      $      $ 11,793,301      $ 127,413,686   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $ 11,793,301      $ 11,793,301   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ 114,836,999      $      $      $ 783,386      $      $      $ 115,620,385   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $         —      $         —      $ (1,665,723   $      $                —      $ (1,665,723

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

    (135,227,259                                        (135,227,259

Options

    (3,022,857                                        (3,022,857
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (138,250,116   $      $      $ (1,665,723   $      $      $ (139,915,839
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ (138,250,116   $      $      $ (1,665,723   $      $      $ (139,915,839
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss):

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 8,551,674      $      $      $ 8,551,674   

Swap Contracts

    2,306,938                                    (4,857,287     (2,550,349
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,306,938      $      $      $ 8,551,674      $      $ (4,857,287   $ 6,001,325   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Investments (purchased options, rights and/or warrants)

  $      $      $      $      $      $ 780,297      $ 780,297   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (5,133,117                   (5,133,117

Swap Contracts

    (3,099,516                          (158,272            (3,257,788

Options

    (1,667,534                                        (1,667,534
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (4,767,050   $      $      $ (5,133,117   $ (158,272   $ 780,297      $ (9,278,142
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Global Bond Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 808,817      $      $      $ 808,817   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                               801,671                      801,671   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                      270,580               270,580   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 1,610,488      $ 270,580      $      $ 1,881,068   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 1,610,488      $ 270,580      $      $ 1,881,068   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (528,073   $      $      $ (528,073

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                (267,870            (267,870

Written Options, at value

                         (442,141                   (442,141

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

    (183,264                          (794,828            (978,092
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (183,264   $      $      $ (970,214   $ (1,062,698   $      $ (2,216,176
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $                —      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ (183,264   $      $      $ (970,214   $ (1,062,698   $      $ (2,216,176
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

    131


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
    

Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Global Bond Fund (continued)

               

Net Realized Gain (Loss):

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $                  —      $      $      $ 69,884      $      $      $ 69,884   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (4,869,843                   (4,869,843

Futures Contracts

                                (1,095,378            (1,095,378

Swap Contracts

    (180,483                          (278,651            (459,134
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (180,483   $      $      $ (4,799,959   $ (1,374,029   $      $ (6,354,471
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 360,946      $      $      $ 360,946   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         1,353,218                      1,353,218   

Futures Contracts

                                (215,920            (215,920

Written Options

                         (95,004                   (95,004

Swap Contracts

    (60,224                          (405,688            (465,912
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (60,224   $      $      $ 1,619,160      $ (621,608   $      $ 937,328   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

International Bond Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $                  —      $         —      $         —      $ 391,796      $      $               —      $ 391,796   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                         373,300                      373,300   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                        36,863               36,863   

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

                                                
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 765,096      $ 36,863      $      $ 801,959   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 765,096      $ 36,863      $      $ 801,959   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (261,153   $      $      $ (261,153

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                (198,933            (198,933

Written Options, at value

                         (218,987                   (218,987

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

    (293,747                          (316,942            (610,689
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (293,747   $      $      $ (480,140   $ (515,875   $      $ (1,289,762
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $ (293,747   $      $      $ (480,140   $ (515,875   $      $ (1,289,762
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 31,225      $      $      $ 31,225   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (2,768,942                   (2,768,942

Futures Contracts

                                (283,728            (283,728

Swap Contracts

    (26,997                          (140,925            (167,922
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (26,997   $      $      $ (2,737,717   $ (424,653   $      $ (3,189,367
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 191,711      $      $      $ 191,711   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         985,148                      985,148   

Futures Contracts

                                (310,761            (310,761

Written options

                         (52,581                   (52,581

Swap Contracts

    132,150                             (156,657            (24,507
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 132,150      $      $      $ 1,124,278      $ (467,418   $      $ 789,010   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

132    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
    

Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 8,982,077      $      $      $ 8,982,077   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                         3,772,315                           3,772,315   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                1,244,719               1,244,719   

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

                                6,472,792               6,472,792   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 12,754,392      $ 7,717,511      $      $ 20,471,903   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 12,754,392      $ 7,717,511      $      $ 20,471,903   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (5,253,539   $                —      $      $ (5,253,539

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                                (3,546,150            (3,546,150

Written Options, at value

                         (4,990,103                   (4,990,103

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

                                (7,515,198            (7,515,198
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ (10,243,642   $ (11,061,348   $      $ (21,304,990
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $                —      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ (10,243,642   $ (11,061,348   $      $ (21,304,990
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $                  —      $         —      $         —      $ 878,756      $      $               —      $ 878,756   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (30,815,580                   (30,815,580

Futures Contracts

                                (1,052,496            (1,052,496

Swap Contracts

                                (1,447,339            (1,447,339
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ (29,936,824   $ (2,499,835   $      $ (32,436,659
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 4,233,739      $      $      $ 4,233,739   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         (112,404                   (112,404

Futures Contracts

                                (250,598            (250,598

Written options

                         (1,127,503                   (1,127,503

Swap Contracts

                                (6,938,343            (6,938,343
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 2,993,832      $ (7,188,941   $      $ (4,195,109
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

               

Asset:

               

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $                  —      $         —      $         —      $ 19,825      $ 12,512,571      $      $ 12,532,396   

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

                                15,360,531               15,360,531   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 19,825      $ 27,873,102      $      $ 27,892,927   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 19,825      $ 27,873,102      $      $ 27,892,927   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Written Options, at value

  $      $      $      $                —      $ (2,676,240   $      $ (2,676,240

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

                                (55,828,940            (55,828,940
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $      $ (58,505,180   $      $ (58,505,180
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $                —      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $ (58,505,180   $      $ (58,505,180
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
    

Credit

Contracts

    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
    Total  

World Opportunity Overlay Fund (continued)

  

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 2,008,172      $ 4,264,012      $      $ 6,272,184   

Futures Contracts

                                3,909,102                    3,909,102   

Written Options

                         167,090        3,957,362               4,124,452   

Swap Contracts

                                (16,090,964            (16,090,964
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 2,175,262      $ (3,960,488   $      $ (1,785,226
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

               

Investments (purchased options)

  $      $      $      $ 1,709,151      $ (10,123,213   $                —      $ (8,414,062

Written Options

                         (2,471,744     3,824,114               1,352,370   

Swap Contracts

                                23,717,209               23,717,209   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ (762,593   $ 17,418,110      $      $ 16,655,517   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.
  * The table includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures and cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Period end variation margin on open futures and cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds are party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements or other similar types of agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) that generally govern the terms of some over-the-counter derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. The Master Agreements may include collateral posting terms and netting provisions that apply in the event of a default and/or termination event. Upon the occurrence of such an event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, the Master Agreements may permit the non-defaulting party to calculate a single net payment to close out applicable transactions. However, there is no guarantee that the terms of a Master Agreement will be enforceable; for example, when bankruptcy or insolvency laws impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset obligations. Additionally, the netting and close out provisions of a Master Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty’s affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Termination events may also include a decline in the net assets of a 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 Master Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material adverse impact on a Fund’s operations. For more information about other uncertainties and risks, see the Investment and Other Risks note.

For financial reporting purposes, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities any cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds is reported as Due from Broker and any cash collateral received from the counterparty is reported as Due to Broker. Any non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds is noted in the Schedules of Investments. The tables below show the potential effect of netting arrangements made available by the Master Agreements on the financial position of the Funds. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally show derivative assets and derivative liabilities (regardless of whether they are subject to netting arrangements) on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures of the Fund prior to netting. See Note 2 for information on repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Funds at August 31, 2013, if any.

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The tables above present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by type of financial instrument. The following tables present the Funds’ OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Core Plus Bond Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,164,249      $         —      $ (641,509   $ 522,740   

Citibank N.A.

    316,397               (224,296     92,101   

Deutsche Bank AG

    5,056               5,056          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    274,684               (186,390     88,294   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,760,386      $      $ (1,047,139   $ 703,135   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,063,116      $ (1,421,607   $ 641,509      $   

Citibank N.A.

    224,296               224,296          

Deutsche Bank AG

    691,602        (666,635     (5,056     19,911   

Goldman Sachs International

    14,551                      14,551   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    702,759        (516,369     186,390          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,696,324      $ (2,604,611   $ 1,047,139      $ 34,462   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 396,839      $         —      $ (45,256   $ 351,583   

Citibank N.A.

    102,374               (81,272     21,102   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,539               1,539          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    78,679               78,679          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 579,431      $      $ (46,310   $ 372,685   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 45,256      $      $ 45,256      $   

Citibank N.A.

    81,272               81,272          

Deutsche Bank AG

    324,462        (265,591     (1,539     57,332   

Goldman Sachs International

    4,388                      4,388   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    234,678        (80,347     (78,679     75,652   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 690,056      $ (345,938   $ 46,310      $ 137,372   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Emerging Country Debt Fund

 

         

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements

   

Collateral
Received

   

Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 170,620      $      $      $ 170,620   

Citibank N.A.

    3,772,175               (3,219,268     552,907   

Deutsche Bank AG

    109,746,214               (109,029,503     716,711   

Goldman Sachs International

    1,931,376        (1,931,376           
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 115,620,385      $ (1,931,376   $ (112,248,771   $ 1,440,238   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 3,374,981      $ (3,374,981   $      $

Citibank N.A.

    3,687,959        (468,691     3,219,268          

Deutsche Bank AG

    114,750,875        (5,721,372     109,029,503          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    18,102,024        (17,703,218            398,806   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 139,915,839      $ (27,268,262   $ 112,248,771      $ 398,806   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Bond Fund

 

         

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements

   

Collateral
Received

   

Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 749,693      $ (645,025   $ 104,668      $   

Citibank N.A.

    545,036        (545,036           

Deutsche Bank AG

    2,858               2,858          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    312,901               (243,826     69,075   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,610,488      $ (1,190,061   $ (136,300   $ 69,075   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements

   

Collateral
Pledged

   

Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 142,081      $      $ (104,668   $ 37,413   

Citibank N.A.

    132,966                      132,966   

Deutsche Bank AG

    625,507        (594,689     (2,858     27,960   

Goldman Sachs International

    3,465                      3,465   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    462,395        (218,569     243,826          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,366,414      $ (813,258   $ 136,300      $ 201,804   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

136    


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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Bond Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 363,792      $ (282,439   $ (73,595   $ 7,758   

Citibank N.A.

    292,581        (167,508     (71,812     53,261   

Deutsche Bank AG

    4,783               4,783          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    103,940               103,940          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 765,096      $ (449,947   $ (36,684   $ 61,019   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 73,595      $      $ 73,595      $   

Citibank N.A.

    71,812               71,812          

Deutsche Bank AG

    489,019        (444,140     (4,783     40,096   

Goldman Sachs International

    4,157                      4,157   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    228,967        (92,622     (103,940     32,405   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 867,550      $ (536,762   $ 36,684      $ 76,658   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 12,834,724      $ (11,695,573   $ (1,063,820   $ 75,331   

Citibank N.A.

    4,092,848        (2,450,768     (1,378,656     263,424   

Deutsche Bank AG

    102,698               102,698          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    2,196,914               2,196,914          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 19,227,184      $ (14,146,341   $ (142,864   $ 338,755   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,063,820      $      $ 1,063,820      $   

Citibank N.A.

    1,378,656               1,378,656          

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,990,863        (2,966,565     (102,698     921,600   

Goldman Sachs International

    92,618                      92,618   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    5,266,778        (2,628,683     (2,196,914     441,181   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,792,735      $ (5,595,248   $ 142,864      $ 1,455,399   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,181,371      $ (264,996   $ (1,854,366   $ 62,009   

Citibank N.A.

    1,189,954        (675,620     (430,127     84,207   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    19,825                      19,825   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    9,141,246        (6,500,000     2,641,246          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,532,396      $ (7,440,616   $ 356,753      $ 166,041   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,854,366      $      $ 1,854,366      $   

Citibank N.A.

    430,127               430,127          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    23,651,793        (23,651,793           

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

    8,317,872        (8,317,872           

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    2,734,027               (2,641,246     92,781   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 36,988,185      $ (31,969,665   $ (356,753   $ 92,781   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

The following tables present the Funds’ exchange-traded or cleared derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Core Plus Bond Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 28,332      $         —      $         —      $ 28,332
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 28,332      $      $      $ 28,332   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

J.P.Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 52,304      $ (52,304   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 52,304      $ (52,304   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

 

         

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Collateral
Received

   

Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 9,832      $         —      $         —      $ 9,832

J.P.Morgan Securities LLC

    1,459                      1,459
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,291      $      $      $ 11,291   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Bond Fund

 

         

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Collateral
Received

   

Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 18,347      $      $         —      $ 18,347
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 18,347      $      $      $ 18,347   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Collateral
Pledged

   

Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

 

J.P.Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 4,236      $ (4,236   $      $
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,236      $ (4,236   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Bond Fund

 

         

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Collateral
Received

   

Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 6,771      $      $         —      $ 6,771
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,771      $      $      $ 6,771   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   

Counterparty

 

Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Collateral
Pledged

   

Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset

   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

 

J.P.Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 1,738      $ (1,738   $      $
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,738      $ (1,738   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 172,518      $         —      $         —      $ 172,518
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 172,518      $      $      $ 172,518   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

J.P.Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 139,069      $ (139,069   $         —      $
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 139,069      $ (139,069   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 69,615      $         —      $         —      $ 69,615

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    151,959                      151,959
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 221,574      $      $      $ 221,574   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (forward currency contracts, futures contracts, rights and/or warrants), notional amounts (swap contracts) or principal amounts (options) outstanding at each month-end, was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013.

 

           
Fund Name   Forward
Currency
Contracts ($)
    Futures
Contracts ($)
    Swap
Contracts ($)
    Options ($)     Rights and/or
Warrants ($)
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

           5,139,291*               143,478*          

Core Plus Bond Fund

    154,332,567        242,367,007        224,144,248        38,212,802          

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    70,992,376        68,276,707        23,347,327        11,954,322          

Domestic Bond Fund

                  1,250,000*                 

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    455,003,688               3,510,181,559        309,166,667        11,819,647   

Global Bond Fund

    155,957,050        137,823,047        41,618,366        25,404,678          

International Bond Fund

    88,370,151        48,438,726        23,850,019        11,759,439          

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    1,136,725,602        1,216,767,568        455,981,202        278,320,953          

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

                  4,852,865,952        1,334,503,970          

 

  * During the period ended August 31, 2013, the Fund did not hold this investment type at any month-end, therefore, the average amount outstanding was calculated using daily outstanding absolute values, notional amounts or principal amounts.

 

140    


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

     Asset
Allocation
Bond
Fund
  Core
Plus
Bond
Fund
  Currency
Hedged
Interna-tional
Bond
Fund
  Debt
Oppor-tunities
Fund
  Domestic
Bond
Fund
  Emerging
Country
Debt
Fund
  Global
Bond
Fund
  Interna-tional
Bond
Fund
  Short-Duration
Collateral
Fund
  Short-Duration
Collateral
Share Fund
  Strategic
Fixed
Income
Fund
  U.S.
Treasury
Fund
  World
Oppo-rtuni
ty Overlay
Fund
Management Fee   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.10%
(currently
0.05%
waived)
  0.35%   0.19%   0.25%     0.05%   0.25%   0.08%
(currently
0.08%
waived)
 

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds pays the Manager a shareholder service fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Shareholder service fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

       
Fund Name   Class III     Class IV     Class VI  

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    0.15%                0.055%   

Core Plus Bond Fund

    0.15%        0.10%           

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    0.15%                   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    0.15%             0.055%   

Domestic Bond Fund

    0.15%                0.055%   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    0.15%        0.10%           

Global Bond Fund

    0.15%                   

International Bond Fund

    0.15%                   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    0.15%                0.055%

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    0.15%                0.055%   

 

  * Class is offered but currently has no shareholders as of August 31, 2013.

For each Fund other than Global Bond Fund and Emerging Country Debt Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager. For Global Bond Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below) that exceeds 0.06% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

“Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

For each Fund that charges a management fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

In addition to the contractual waivers and reimbursements described above, the Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive Domestic Bond Fund’s management fee by 0.05% and U.S. Treasury Fund’s entire management fee. The Manager may change or terminate these voluntary waivers at any time.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    828        184   

Core Plus Bond Fund

    1,104        184   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    316        5   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    4,442        552   

Domestic Bond Fund

    1,012        184   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    23,404        1,840   

Global Bond Fund

    828        184   

International Bond Fund

    332        5   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    3,864        552   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    184        5   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    9,200        1,380   

U.S. Treasury Fund

    16,234        2,396   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    3,465        552   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
    Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
    Indirect Interest
Expense
    Total Indirect
Expenses
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    <0.000%        0.000%        0.000%        <0.000%   

Core Plus Bond Fund*

    0.092%        0.004%        0.009%        0.105%   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund*

    0.034%        0.004%        0.009%        0.047%   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    <0.000%        0.000%        0.000%        <0.000%   

Domestic Bond Fund*

    0.004%        0.000%        0.000%        0.004%   

Emerging Country Debt Fund*

    0.002%        0.000%        <0.001%        0.002%   

Global Bond Fund*

    0.076%        0.005%        0.009%        0.090%   

International Bond Fund*

    0.122%        0.004%        0.009%        0.135%   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    0.000%        0.000%        0.000%        0.000%   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    0.003%        0.000%        0.000%        0.003%   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    0.018%        0.004%        0.010%        0.032%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

    0.000%        0.000%        0.000%        0.000%   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    0.000%        0.000%        0.000%        0.000%   

 

  * During the period, the Fund incurred non-recurring indirect legal expenses in connection with the final settlement of pending litigation. Subsequent to the receipt of the settlement proceeds, the underlying fund was liquidated.

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name   U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    2,229,745,013        175,929,485        177,543,344        105,500,000   

Core Plus Bond Fund

    185,125,952        19,943,694        197,367,194        37,091,530   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    3,937,331        2,940,828        3,828,806        2,294,594   

Debt Opportunities Fund

           426,911,416        1,371,790        158,048,463   

Domestic Bond Fund

    25,760,733        24,500,000        26,582,910        16,652,238   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    149,420,892        685,563,793        69,671,447        168,078,265   

Global Bond Fund

    3,150,151        20,111,746        3,172,404        49,292,205   

International Bond Fund

    3,600,419        4,191,146        3,454,471        16,671,564   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

                  7,865,602        126,094,160   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

           7,569,185               376,500   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    80,100,228        116,100,000        77,943,256        569,465,000   

U.S. Treasury Fund

                           

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    367,861,456        17,034,120        368,107,063        51,595,485   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

7. Guarantees

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

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund Name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of
the outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

    3     73.29%               100.00%   

Core Plus Bond Fund

    4        95.28%        0.03     14.43%   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

    1        94.04%        0.01     94.04%   

Debt Opportunities Fund

    4 **      90.66%        0.01     99.84%   

Domestic Bond Fund

    3 ***      89.57%               99.52%   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

    2 ***      23.95%        0.07     46.38%   

Global Bond Fund

    3        67.22%               63.58%   

International Bond Fund

    2        83.84%        5.63     0.00%   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    2     75.69%               100.00%   

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

    3        92.17%        61.49     0.00%   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

    2 ***      72.15%               100.00%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

    2     54.46%        0.13     95.20%   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    2 ***      72.09%               100.00%   

 

  * Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  ** Three of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  *** One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    3,952,997      $ 97,101,423        2,070,300      $ 50,655,398   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  33,254        807,729   

Shares repurchased

    (448     (10,948     (675,900     (16,454,900
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    3,952,549      $ 97,090,475        1,427,654      $ 35,008,227   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    82,793,402      $ 2,040,692,216        3,476,815      $ 85,079,880   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  44,519        1,081,817   

Shares repurchased

    (595,072     (14,550,207     (4,660,888     (113,592,513
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    82,198,330      $ 2,026,142,009        (1,139,554   $ (27,430,816
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Core Plus Bond Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        16,631      $ 122,601   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,308        16,571        6,657        48,286   

Shares repurchased

    (82,674     (592,454     (20,196     (150,173
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (80,366   $ (575,883     3,092      $ 20,714   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

         $        12,990      $ 95,672   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    410,789        2,957,677        1,142,149        8,301,987   

Shares repurchased

    (3,880     (28,088     (1,929,418     (14,142,374
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    406,909      $ 2,929,589        (774,279   $ (5,744,715
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

  

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        61,437      $ 510,381   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    106,416        911,980        308,625        2,669,608   

Shares repurchased

    (22,960     (203,278     (1,063,707     (8,978,407
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    83,456      $ 708,702        (693,645   $ (5,798,418
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Debt Opportunities Fund

  

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    8,798,924      $ 239,778,505        21,056,932      $ 552,417,644   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    266,539        7,196,557        928,322        24,359,664   

Shares repurchased

    (87,624     (2,388,319     (71,734     (1,838,578

Purchase premium fees

           957,728               2,214,206   

Redemption fees

           4,336               3,033   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    8,977,839      $ 245,548,807        21,913,520      $ 577,155,969   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    145


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Domestic Bond Fund

  

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $             $   

Shares repurchased

    (66,105     (1,045,063              
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (66,105   $ (1,045,063          $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

         $             $   

Shares repurchased

    (24,184     (393,235              
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (24,184   $ (393,235          $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Emerging Country Debt Fund

  

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    6,750,687      $ 68,527,960        11,551,938      $ 117,933,939   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    471,523        4,540,768        2,987,123        30,018,467   

Shares repurchased

    (468,904     (4,788,676     (44,032,466     (438,865,618

Purchase premiums

           535,881               846,685   

Redemption fees

           50,565               591,943   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    6,753,306      $ 68,866,498        (29,493,405   $ (289,474,584
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    53,814,080      $ 529,580,807        94,347,392      $ 946,845,601   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,878,381        18,070,027        10,665,343        107,808,489   

Shares repurchased

    (6,053,552     (60,102,659     (36,884,162     (357,467,931

Purchase premiums

           2,404,798               2,330,408   

Redemption fees

           209,347               1,226,714   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    49,638,909      $ 490,162,320        68,128,573      $ 700,743,281   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Bond Fund

         

Class III:

       

Shares sold

    1,343,589      $ 11,337,032        2,837,706      $ 23,577,950   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    36,175        295,185        212,699        1,778,023   

Shares repurchased

    (5,270,183     (43,870,188     (3,425,293     (28,283,825
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,890,419   $ (32,237,971     (374,888   $ (2,927,852
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Bond Fund

  

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        86,204      $ 586,912   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  109,873        727,361   

Shares repurchased

    (1,993,149     (13,504,294     (113,111     (782,676
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,993,149   $ (13,504,294     82,966      $ 531,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,145,296      $ 7,569,185        4,330,237      $ 19,558,309   

Shares repurchased

    (108,740     (376,500     (1,694,994     (6,939,554
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,036,556      $ 7,192,685        2,635,243      $ 12,618,755   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

146    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $             $   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,931        41,884        15,382        310,730   

Shares repurchased

    (15,665     (341,820     (26,005     (513,346
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (13,734   $ (299,936     (10,623   $ (202,616
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

  

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    466,663      $ 7,634,780        4,421,324      $ 73,477,169   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    122,911        1,970,258        495,003        7,990,328   

Shares repurchased

    (1,450,369     (23,513,109     (1,542,929     (25,227,561

Purchase premiums

           2,464               16,252   

Redemption fees

           84,476               77,741   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (860,795   $ (13,821,131     3,373,398      $ 56,333,929   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    932,911      $ 15,393,026        5,866,043      $ 97,724,127   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,691,697        27,117,909        9,642,991        155,806,074   

Shares repurchased

    (30,933,933     (497,895,495     (59,770,229     (980,587,712

Purchase premium fees

           30,848               272,112   

Redemption fees

           945,527               1,879,192   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (28,309,325   $ (454,408,185     (44,261,195   $ (724,906,207
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Treasury Fund

  

Shares sold

    205,348,425      $ 5,134,890,651        355,478,405      $ 8,887,223,258   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    39,130        978,509        64,744        1,618,607   

Shares repurchased

    (212,057,308     (5,302,817,323     (321,319,710     (8,033,205,655
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (6,669,753   $ (166,948,163     34,223,439      $ 855,636,210   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

  

Shares sold

         $        226,302      $ 5,575,000   

Shares repurchased

    (5,974,205     (155,920,000     (8,934,717     (216,595,142
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (5,974,205   $ (155,920,000     (8,708,415   $ (211,020,142
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

10. Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 500,127      $ 175,929,485      $ 105,500,000      $ 20,784      $ 8,701      $      $ 70,907,506   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

    147


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

Core Plus Bond Fund

               

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

  $ 10,477,792      $ 124,050      $      $ 124,050      $      $      $ 9,840,596   

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    28,926,511                      118,132               5,300,768        24,550,449   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    50,683               141,703                      3,986,337          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    39,587,555        14,811,344        35,600,000        9,400        1,944               18,797,337   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    52,142,116                                           53,177,649   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 131,184,657      $ 14,935,394      $ 35,741,703      $ 251,582      $ 1,944      $ 9,287,105      $ 106,366,031   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

               

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

  $ 3,108,722      $ 36,805      $      $ 36,801      $      $      $ 2,919,668   

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    10,463,896                      42,734               1,917,503        8,880,897   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    2,968               8,297                      233,409          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    6,719,605        2,904,023        1,700,000        3,303        732               7,923,187   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    15,400,692                                           15,706,547   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 35,695,883      $ 2,940,828      $ 1,708,297      $ 82,838      $ 732      $ 2,150,912      $ 35,430,299   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Debt Opportunities Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 28,007,742      $ 50,011,510      $ 39,000,000      $ 11,508      $ 2      $      $ 39,020,848   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Domestic Bond Fund

               

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  $ 177,756,635      $      $      $ 725,934      $      $ 32,573,809      $ 150,865,247   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    801               2,238                      62,970          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    365,351        24,500,000        16,650,000        1,731        10               8,212,252   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 178,122,787      $ 24,500,000      $ 16,652,238      $ 727,665      $ 10      $ 32,636,779      $ 159,077,499   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Emerging Country Debt Fund

               

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  $ 15,506,720      $      $      $ 63,328      $      $ 2,841,598      $ 13,160,831   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    11,561               32,323                      909,295          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    31        74,004,379               4,379                      73,984,416   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    38,916,722                                           39,689,601   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 54,435,034      $ 74,004,379      $ 32,323      $ 67,707      $      $ 3,750,893      $ 126,834,848   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Global Bond Fund

               

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

  $ 8,188,930      $ 96,951      $ 2,328,000      $ 96,951      $      $      $ 5,405,057   

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    30,705,579                      125,397               5,626,781        26,060,376   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    24,753               69,205                      1,946,842          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    33,345,121        20,014,795        39,600,000        12,010        2,785               13,759,912   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    37,691,995               7,295,000                             31,117,235   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 109,956,378      $ 20,111,746      $ 49,292,205      $ 234,358      $ 2,785      $ 7,573,623      $ 76,342,580   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

International Bond Fund

               

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

  $ 3,087,707      $ 36,556      $ 590,000      $ 36,556      $      $      $ 2,321,511   

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    15,524,056                      63,398               2,844,775        13,175,545   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    20,231               56,564                      1,591,252          

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    10,208,382        4,154,590        13,500,000        3,683        907               866,489   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    15,702,723               2,525,000                             13,480,196   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 44,543,099      $ 4,191,146      $ 16,671,564      $ 103,637      $ 907      $ 4,436,027      $ 29,843,741   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

               

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  $ 38,038,518      $ 7,569,185      $ 376,500      $ 165,008      $      $ 7,404,177      $ 39,024,971   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

148    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

               

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

  $ 71,686,956      $      $ 12,465,000      $ 848,724      $      $      $ 54,312,364   

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

    411,040,185                      1,678,633               75,322,895        348,857,183   

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    402,640,955        116,100,000        410,900,000        153,195        36,937               107,954,702   

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

    453,187,336               146,100,000                             315,580,831   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 1,338,555,432      $ 116,100,000      $ 569,465,000      $ 2,680,552      $ 36,937      $ 75,322,895      $ 826,705,080   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

    149


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. In addition, the Trustees took into account their discussion with representatives of the Manager regarding ways to evaluate the performance of the Fund, given that the Fund is not a standalone investment and the investment strategies the Manager pursues for the Fund are intended to complement the strategies being pursued by the Manager in other GMO funds or accounts. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

 

150    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Core Plus Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Core Plus Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

    151


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

152    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Debt Opportunities Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Debt Opportunities Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

    153


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Domestic Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Domestic Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

154    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Emerging Country Debt Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

 

    155


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Global Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Global Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

 

156    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

International Bond Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Bond Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

    157


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management agreement or any shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

158    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees noted that the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in another series of the Trust, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (“SDCF”) and, therefore, that the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies are identical to those of SDCF.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s and SDCF’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund and SDCF. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund and SDCF had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of the Fund’s and SDCF’s performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s expense ratio reflects total expenses payable by the Fund and SDCF. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund and SDCF.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements, and noted that SDCF does not pay a fee to the Manager under SDCF’s management agreement or any shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund and SDCF, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund and SDCF. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund and SDCF, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund and SDCF investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund and SDCF.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

 

    159


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. In addition, the Trustees took into account their discussion with representatives of the Manager regarding ways to evaluate the performance of the Fund, given that the Fund is not a standalone investment and the investment strategies the Manager pursues for the Fund are intended to complement the strategies being pursued by the Manager in other GMO funds or accounts. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

160    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

U.S. Treasury Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Treasury Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management agreement. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

 

    161


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management agreement or any shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

162    


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and/or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in Dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expense

This section 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Asset Allocation Bond Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $985.70        $2.00        $1,000.00        $1,023.19        $2.04        0.40%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $986.10        $1.55        $1,000.00        $1,023.64        $1.58        0.31%   

Core Plus Bond Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $977.60        $2.44        $1,000.00        $1,022.74        $2.50        0.49%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $976.40        $2.19        $1,000.00        $1,022.99        $2.24        0.44%   

Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

  

         

Class III

    $1,000.00        $980.70        $2.25        $1,000.00        $1,022.94        $2.29        0.45%   

Debt Opportunities Fund

  

         

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,012.80        $1.57        $1,000.00        $1,023.64        $1.58        0.31%   

Domestic Bond Fund

     

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,029.20        $1.07        $1,000.00        $1,024.15        $1.07        0.21%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,029.90        $0.56        $1,000.00        $1,024.65        $0.56        0.11%   

Emerging Country Debt Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $939.10        $2.79        $1,000.00        $1,022.33        $2.91        0.57%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $939.20        $2.54        $1,000.00        $1,022.58        $2.65        0.52%   

Global Bond Fund

     

Class III

    $1,000.00        $976.20        $2.34        $1,000.00        $1,022.84        $2.40        0.47%   

International Bond Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $992.70        $2.71        $1,000.00        $1,022.48        $2.75        0.54%   

Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  

         

Core Shares

    $1,000.00        $1,035.90        $0.00        $1,000.00        $1,025.21        $0.00        0.00%   

 

    163


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

  

         

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,034.90        $1.03        $1,000.00        $1,024.20        $1.02        0.20%   

Strategic Fixed Income Fund

  

         

Class III

    $1,000.00        $991.20        $2.06        $1,000.00        $1,023.14        $2.09        0.41%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $991.30        $1.61        $1,000.00        $1,023.59        $1.63        0.32%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

         

Core Shares

    $1,000.00        $1,000.50        $0.00        $1,000.00        $1,025.21        $0.00        0.00%   

World Opportunity Overlay Fund

  

           

Core Shares

    $1,000.00        $1,019.90        $0.20        $1,000.00        $1,025.00        $0.20        0.04%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

164    


GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Foreign Fund

Foreign Small Companies Fund

Global Focused Equity Fund


 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Foreign Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Foreign Small Companies Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     5   

Schedule of Investments

     6   

Global Focused Equity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     9   

Schedule of Investments

     10   

Portfolio Abbreviations and Currency Abbreviations

     12   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     13   

Statements of Operations

     14   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     15   

Financial Highlights

     17   

Notes to Financial Statements

     20   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     43   

Fund Expenses

     46   

 

   


GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    97.1

Mutual Funds

    1.9   

Preferred Stocks

    1.5   

Short-Term Investments

    0.8   

Rights

    0.0

Other

    (1.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

Japan

    24.6

United Kingdom

    19.1   

France

    16.4   

Germany

    8.6   

Italy

    7.0   

Australia

    6.9   

Netherlands

    4.4   

Switzerland

    3.8   

Spain

    1.6   

Sweden

    1.5   

Hong Kong

    1.2   

Belgium

    1.1   

South Korea

    0.9   

Taiwan

    0.6   

Panama

    0.5   

Russia

    0.5   

Ireland

    0.4   

Israel

    0.4   

Norway

    0.4   

Mexico

    0.1   

Philippines

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Banks

    14.3

Automobiles & Components

    10.4   

Capital Goods

    10.3   

Materials

    6.5   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    6.4   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    6.2   

Insurance

    6.0   

Energy

    5.6   

Diversified Financials

    5.5   

Telecommunication Services

    4.6   

Transportation

    3.9   

Media

    3.9   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    2.6   

Consumer Services

    2.6   

Utilities

    2.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.0   

Real Estate

    1.9   

Retailing

    1.6   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.7   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.6   

Household & Personal Products

    0.6   

Software & Services

    0.6   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.6   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       1


GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.1%   
    Australia — 6.8%   
    1,361,916      Asciano Group     6,719,848   
    280,541      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd     7,365,327   
    214,081      Leighton Holdings Ltd     3,290,385   
    1,422,445      Telstra Corp Ltd     6,189,605   
    622,666      Toll Holdings Ltd     3,009,990   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     26,575,155   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 1.1%   
    45,565      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     4,249,442   
     

 

 

 
    France — 16.1%   
    73,767      Accor SA     2,791,277   
    317,152      ArcelorMittal     4,057,531   
    34,103      Arkema SA     3,445,836   
    176,183      AXA     3,839,923   
    78,144      BNP Paribas     4,899,367   
    42,455      Cap Gemini SA     2,325,396   
    96,281      Carrefour SA     3,014,575   
    30,559      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B     2,924,972   
    80,842      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain     3,770,370   
    97,683      GDF Suez     2,119,414   
    11,459      Publicis Groupe SA     852,266   
    61,495      Rexel SA     1,414,558   
    73,591      Sanofi     7,052,704   
    11,975      Societe BIC SA     1,376,851   
    108,928      Societe Generale     4,770,325   
    23,560      Sodexo     2,078,536   
    15,194      Technip SA     1,766,428   
    160,230      TF1 SA     2,133,476   
    53,274      Total SA     2,950,096   
    33,538      Valeo SA     2,524,318   
    204,695      Veolia Environnement     3,162,306   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     63,270,525   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 7.0%   
    37,914      Allianz SE (Registered)     5,431,810   
    122,920      Celesio AG     2,563,328   
    71,104      Daimler AG (Registered)     4,879,008   
    100,367      Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)     4,357,011   
    212,625      E.ON AG     3,364,654   
    56,517      Osram Licht AG *     2,262,533   
    41,637      Siemens AG (Registered)     4,410,026   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     27,268,370   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 1.1%   
    161,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     2,294,678   
    1,001,000      HKT Trust     942,988   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Hong Kong — continued   
    897,000      New World Development Ltd     1,251,492   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     4,489,158   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.3%   
    22,555      Kerry Group Plc - Class A     1,423,026   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.4%   
    906,996      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd     1,477,805   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 6.9%   
    140,647      Assicurazioni Generali SPA     2,690,274   
    46,664      Atlantia SPA     841,792   
    184,965      Autogrill SPA *     2,914,092   
    262,712      ENI SPA     5,983,997   
    193,260      Fiat Industrial SPA     2,311,546   
    76,933      Gtech SPA     2,161,535   
    984,025      Mediaset SPA *     4,037,270   
    685,875      Mediobanca SPA     4,258,497   
    59,042      Saipem SPA     1,314,286   
    349,125      Saras SPA *     420,796   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     26,934,085   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 24.3%   
    517,000      Asahi Kasei Corp     3,783,501   
    46,900      Astellas Pharma Inc     2,386,173   
    884      Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (The)     1,173,856   
    21,500      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     1,962,390   
    82,000      Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     1,465,129   
    1,208      Fuji Media Holdings Inc     2,219,151   
    662,000      Hitachi Ltd     3,960,140   
    164,900      Honda Motor Co Ltd     5,912,532   
    321,200      Itochu Corp     3,615,822   
    49,700      Japan Airlines Co Ltd     2,629,265   
    120,500      Japan Tobacco Inc     4,069,870   
    75,700      KDDI Corp     3,598,657   
    42,300      Lawson Inc     3,176,766   
    1,211,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     4,821,057   
    1,558,800      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     9,084,384   
    189,500      Mitsui & Co Ltd     2,620,572   
    520,500      Nissan Motor Co Ltd     5,149,065   
    49,900      Nitto Denko Corp     2,638,979   
    203,000      Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd     1,857,024   
    1,365,000      Shinsei Bank Ltd     2,670,245   
    119,700      Shionogi & Co Ltd     2,324,494   
    251,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     11,032,922   
    72,000      Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     2,202,080   
    132,200      Toyota Motor Corp     7,952,020   
    88,950      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     2,801,590   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     95,107,684   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Mexico — 0.1%   
    103,700      Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (REIT)     298,891   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 4.4%   
    61,198      Akzo Nobel NV     3,600,600   
    98,243      Delta Lloyd NV     1,876,326   
    391,143      ING Groep NV *     4,258,615   
    184,811      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     5,714,735   
    107,488      Koninklijke Ahold NV     1,712,416   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     17,162,692   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.4%   
    169,438      ProSafe SE     1,509,337   
     

 

 

 
    Panama — 0.5%   
    14,400      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     1,883,232   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 0.0%   
    12,060      Cebu Air Inc     14,731   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.5%   
    201,953      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     2,128,875   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.9%   
    53,780      LG Display Co Ltd *     1,406,421   
    1,778      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     2,179,846   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     3,586,267   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 1.5%   
    197,054      Atresmedia Corp de Medios de Comunicaion SA     1,924,770   
    241,249      Banco Santander SA     1,704,723   
    27,212      Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA *     265,488   
    95,435      Repsol YPF SA     2,214,644   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     6,109,625   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 1.5%   
    297,351      Nordea Bank AB     3,457,187   
    97,698      Svenska Cellulosa AB - Class B     2,385,905   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     5,843,092   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 3.8%   
    42,182      Novartis AG (Registered)     3,072,947   
    14,127      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     3,521,370   
    6,593      Syngenta AG (Registered)     2,581,790   
    115,407      UBS AG (Registered)     2,229,849   
    13,790      Zurich Insurance Group AG     3,429,354   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     14,835,310   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 0.6%   
    141,416      Asustek Computer Inc     1,121,959   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued   
    406,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     1,094,929   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     2,216,888   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 18.9%   
    509,654      Aberdeen Asset Management Plc     2,785,000   
    18,782      Berkeley Group Holdings Plc (Unit Shares)     616,965   
    208,589      BG Group Plc     3,969,056   
    70,872      BHP Billiton Plc     2,061,340   
    101,735      British American Tobacco Plc     5,144,194   
    644,730      BT Group Plc     3,247,196   
    25,731      DCC Plc     1,021,779   
    130,436      Diageo Plc     3,997,390   
    140,383      Domino Printing Sciences Plc     1,454,230   
    215,493      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     5,495,841   
    392,188      Howden Joinery Group Plc     1,711,055   
    759,986      HSBC Holdings Plc     7,957,020   
    108,435      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     3,585,309   
    194,596      Inchcape Plc     1,775,269   
    113,188      John Wood Group Plc     1,413,234   
    46,381      Johnson Matthey Plc     2,043,706   
    160,947      Prudential Plc     2,692,008   
    38,695      Renishaw Plc     1,018,984   
    22,778      Rio Tinto Plc     1,028,422   
    197,602      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     3,408,181   
    114,214      Schroders Plc (Non Voting)     3,282,875   
    75,505      Travis Perkins Plc     1,842,631   
    55,920      Unilever Plc     2,132,215   
    763,884      Vodafone Group Plc     2,460,865   
    67,218      Weir Group Plc (The)     2,268,394   
    35,894      Wolseley Plc     1,815,125   
    197,446      WPP Plc     3,657,793   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     73,886,077   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $352,532,925)     380,270,267   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%   
    Germany — 1.5%   
    25,525      Volkswagen AG 2.09%     5,805,592   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $5,287,140)     5,805,592   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.0%   
    Italy — 0.0%   
    148,359      FIAT Industrial SPA Rights, Expires 10/09/13 *     73   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS (COST $235)     73   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   3


GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.9%   
    United States — 1.9%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    297,617      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     7,440,422   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $7,440,639)     7,440,422   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%   
    Time Deposits — 0.8%   

AUD

    62      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     55   

NOK

    85      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.50%, due 09/03/13     14   

JPY

    9,184,575      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     93,550   

USD

    2,130,189      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     2,130,189   

USD

    1,019,635      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     1,019,635   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     3,243,443   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $3,243,443)     3,243,443   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.3% (Cost $368,504,382)     396,759,797   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.3%)     (5,174,223
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $391,585,574   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 12.

 

 

4   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    95.3

Mutual Funds

    3.6   

Short-Term Investments

    0.5   

Preferred Stocks

    0.4   

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

Japan

    22.6

United Kingdom

    20.0   

France

    12.9   

Italy

    7.7   

Germany

    5.9   

Australia

    5.4   

Canada

    3.8   

South Korea

    3.3   

Switzerland

    3.3   

Mexico

    2.2   

Norway

    1.9   

Austria

    1.4   

Belgium

    1.4   

Spain

    1.4   

New Zealand

    1.1   

Singapore

    0.9   

Hong Kong

    0.8   

Brazil

    0.7   

Chile

    0.7   

Finland

    0.7   

Netherlands

    0.6   

Ireland

    0.5   

Sweden

    0.5   

India

    0.2   

Thailand

    0.1   

Philippines

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Capital Goods

    13.9

Materials

    7.7   

Automobiles & Components

    7.7   

Energy

    6.7   

Retailing

    6.6   

Consumer Services

    6.2   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    5.0   

Commercial & Professional Services

    4.6   

Real Estate

    4.6   

Diversified Financials

    4.6   

Media

    4.4   

Transportation

    4.4   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    3.5   

Banks

    3.4   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    3.4   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    3.4   

Insurance

    2.9   

Software & Services

    2.9   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    1.0   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.9   

Utilities

    0.9   

Telecommunication Services

    0.9   

Household & Personal Products

    0.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       5


GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 95.3%   
    Australia — 5.2%   
      2,378,746      Asciano Group        11,737,003   
    4,306,412      Federation Centres Ltd     8,714,113   
    1,579,111      Primary Health Care Ltd     7,230,672   
    2,175,118      Toll Holdings Ltd     10,514,598   
    2,584,996      Tox Free Solutions Ltd     7,641,713   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     45,838,099   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 1.3%   
    466,824      Wienerberger AG     6,760,788   
    380,997      Zumtobel AG     4,737,236   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     11,498,024   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 1.4%   
    53,515      Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE     2,907,064   
    92,601      SA D’Ieteren NV     4,284,607   
    104,120      Umicore SA     4,821,184   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     12,012,855   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 0.7%   
    491,800      Cia de Locacao das Americas *     1,721,130   
    745,500      Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA     2,502,758   
    216,300      Grendene SA     1,736,057   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     5,959,945   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 3.6%   
    220,940      Alamos Gold Inc     3,605,771   
    367,200      Canyon Services Group Inc     4,092,783   
    163,700      Corus Entertainment Inc - Class B     3,924,262   
    793,400      Gran Tierra Energy Inc *     5,423,412   
    172,300      Karnalyte Resources Inc *     327,162   
    827,800      NuVista Energy Ltd *     5,831,459   
    478,700      Precision Drilling Corp     4,712,920   
    464,900      Western Energy Services Corp     3,729,617   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     31,647,386   
     

 

 

 
    Chile — 0.2%   
    1,500,000      Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida SA     2,175,404   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.7%   
    111,530      Aspo Oyj     786,424   
    241,349      Tikkurila Oyj     5,430,807   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     6,217,231   
     

 

 

 
    France — 12.3%   
    176,684      Accor SA     6,685,564   
    79,826      Arkema SA     8,065,780   
    156,980      Cap Gemini SA     8,598,298   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    France — continued   
    78,752      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin -Class B     7,537,793   
    75,196      Euler Hermes SA     8,498,069   
    334,822      Faurecia *     8,519,095   
    103,547      Groupe Steria SCA     1,557,754   
    141,428      Legrand SA     7,169,542   
    184,577      Nexity SA     6,803,213   
    252,808      Rexel SA     5,815,296   
    44,800      SA des Ciments Vicat     2,918,456   
    95,928      Sodexo     8,463,063   
    55,244      Technip SA     6,422,570   
    244,417      TF1 SA     3,254,433   
    138,535      Valeo SA     10,427,169   
    491,415      Veolia Environnement     7,591,804   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     108,327,899   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 5.6%   
    302,289      Celesio AG     6,303,823   
    112,967      Delticom AG     5,772,868   
    283,845      Deutsche Wohnen AG     4,973,607   
    812,537      Deutz AG *     7,318,818   
    77,444      HeidelbergCement AG     5,371,107   
    267,743      Rhoen-Klinikum AG     6,213,862   
    414,905      SAF-Holland SA *     4,515,374   
    372,713      TAG Immobilien AG     4,353,737   
    224,876      Tom Tailor Holding AG *     4,692,181   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     49,515,377   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 0.8%   
    4,660,910      HKT Trust     4,390,793   
    880,500      Hopewell Holdings Ltd     2,791,333   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     7,182,126   
     

 

 

 
    India — 0.2%   
    1,585,122      KEC International Ltd     573,223   
    632,259      Rolta India Ltd     592,866   
    101,200      Sobha Developers Ltd     380,766   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     1,546,855   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.5%   
    64,815      Kerry Group Plc - Class A     4,089,268   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 7.4%   
    1,641,757      Amplifon SPA     8,680,475   
    787,889      Autogrill SPA *     12,413,058   
    3,808,304      Banco Popolare Scarl *     5,409,525   
    1,497,079      Credito Emiliano SPA     8,404,814   
    279,257      Gtech SPA     7,846,097   
    1,594,232      Mediaset SPA *     6,540,835   
    1,080,369      Mediobanca SPA     6,707,852   
 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Italy — continued   
    941,601      Mediolanum SPA     6,553,160   
    1,906,516      Saras SPA *     2,297,901   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     64,853,717   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 21.6%   
    789,000      77 Bank Ltd (The)     3,547,506   
    1,082,000      Calsonic Kansei Corp     5,237,762   
    316,500      Capcom     5,434,516   
    258,500      Century Tokyo Leasing Corp     6,964,666   
    607,000      Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd     5,228,155   
    288,000      Fujitsu General Ltd     3,080,962   
    450,200      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     7,894,050   
    1,031,000      GS Yuasa Corp     5,069,541   
    205,200      Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd     3,372,971   
    416,400      Hitachi Transport System Ltd     5,522,043   
    318,300      Ibiden Co Ltd     4,554,324   
    327,200      Izumi Co Ltd     9,042,016   
    690,000      Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd     6,802,538   
    442      Japan Logistics Fund Inc     3,999,798   
    205,640      K’s Holdings Corp     6,247,860   
    377,900      Keihin Corp     5,439,617   
    161,500      Kintetsu World Express Inc     5,766,789   
    193,200      Kyorin Co Ltd     4,127,645   
    1,495,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     6,739,614   
    246,900      Nabtesco Corp     5,271,802   
    879,300      NHK Spring Co Ltd     9,256,242   
    384,400      Nihon Kohden Corp     14,155,207   
    417,000      Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd     4,218,714   
    1,072,000      Nippon Soda Co Ltd     6,169,298   
    649,000      Nissin Electric Co Ltd     3,746,361   
    398,500      Paltac Corp     5,130,051   
    857,000      Rengo Co Ltd     4,208,632   
    1,330,000      Sanden Corp     5,162,293   
    1,290,000      Sanwa Holdings Corp     7,170,732   
    308,500      Sumitomo Rubber Industries     4,314,706   
    218,400      Tokai Rika Co Ltd     4,306,343   
    863,000      Tsubakimoto Chain Co     5,763,338   
    187,700      United Arrows Ltd     7,516,430   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     190,462,522   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 2.1%   
    400,000      Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV     2,380,061   
    1,718,400      Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV     3,331,080   
    1,800,000      Fibra Shop Portafolios Inmobiliarios SAPI de CV *     2,288,900   
    1,889,400      Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV - Class B *     4,093,865   
    1,517,000      Hoteles City Express SAB de CV *     2,528,523   
    955,700      Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV     1,699,531   
    863,900      Organizacion Cultiba SAB de CV     2,049,669   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     18,371,629   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Netherlands — 0.6%   
    152,634      Imtech NV *     370,500   
    146,588      Unit 4 Agresso NV     5,136,111   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     5,506,611   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 1.1%   
    3,130,637      Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd     9,396,493   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 1.8%   
    119,287      Fred Olsen Energy ASA     5,517,969   
    719,611      ProSafe SE     6,410,223   
    524,280      SpareBank 1 SR Bank ASA     4,212,376   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     16,140,568   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 0.0%   
    128,320      Cebu Air Inc     156,742   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 0.8%   
    1,009,000      ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd     1,453,526   
    3,380,640      Mapletree Logistics Trust (REIT)     2,789,956   
    1,214,000      MobileOne Ltd     3,059,211   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     7,302,693   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 3.2%   
    350,140      DGB Financial Group Inc     4,884,109   
    153,858      Golfzon Co Ltd     2,840,844   
    376,240      Kortek Corp     5,397,796   
    375,100      Magnachip Semiconductor Corp *     7,670,795   
    41,327      S1 Corp     2,357,999   
    89,642      Youngone Holding Co Ltd     4,945,832   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     28,097,375   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 1.3%   
    437,847      Atresmedia Corp de Medios de Comunicaion SA     4,276,772   
    6,519      Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA     2,896,197   
    1,300,490      Mapfre SA     4,380,059   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     11,553,028   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 0.5%   
    126,688      Svenska Cellulosa AB - Class B     3,093,876   
    2,446,793      Trigon Agri A/S     1,098,690   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     4,192,566   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 3.2%   
    156,605      Aryzta AG     9,995,213   
    16,947      Kaba Holding AG - Class B (Registered)     6,878,051   
    41,047      Sulzer AG     5,979,903   
    28,250      Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)     5,290,284   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     28,143,451   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  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)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — 0.1%   
    11,150,800      Ananda Development Pcl (Foreign Registered) *     578,289   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 19.1%   
    574,943      Aberdeen Asset Management Plc     3,141,771   
    470,180      Babcock International Group Plc     8,286,993   
    283,724      Berkeley Group Holdings Plc (Unit Shares)     9,319,969   
    127,277      DCC Plc     5,054,175   
    585,076      Diploma Plc     5,437,273   
    354,575      Domino Printing Sciences Plc     3,673,049   
    665,444      Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc     12,407,587   
    1,985,022      F&C Asset Management Plc     2,982,516   
    929,083      Filtrona Plc     11,059,384   
    699,478      Great Portland Estates Plc (REIT)     5,782,076   
    1,271,751      Howden Joinery Group Plc     5,548,451   
    833,271      Inchcape Plc     7,601,802   
    1,648,938      ITE Group Plc     7,118,612   
    518,893      James Fisher & Sons Plc     8,861,989   
    271,042      John Wood Group Plc     3,384,155   
    1,241,864      Jupiter Fund Management Plc     6,408,675   
    300,896      Keller Group Plc     5,176,641   
    146,968      Renishaw Plc     3,870,218   
    616,338      Restaurant Group Plc     5,157,324   
    1,513,459      RPS Group Plc     5,847,577   
    113,814      Schroders Plc (Non Voting)     3,271,378   
    1,957,669      Senior Plc     8,183,004   
    190,639      Travis Perkins Plc     4,652,371   
    2,975,258      Tyman Plc     10,026,009   
    155,177      Weir Group Plc (The)     5,236,730   
    2,164,587      Wilmington Group Plc     6,496,506   
    202,876      XP Power Ltd     4,319,884   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     168,306,119   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $713,693,094)
    839,072,272   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%   
    Chile — 0.4%   
    1,475,000      Coca-Cola Embonor SA - Class B 4.48%     3,685,693   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $3,234,804)
    3,685,693   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.6%   
    United States — 3.6%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    1,277,254      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     31,931,352   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $31,934,046)
    31,931,352   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%   
    Time Deposits — 0.5%   

CAD

    11,828      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%, due 09/03/13     11,230   

NOK

    145      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.50%, due 09/03/13     24   

SGD

    87,606      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     68,679   

JPY

    2,087,405      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     21,261   

AUD

    129,414      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     115,185   

USD

    3,743,006      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     3,743,006   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     3,959,385   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $3,959,385)
    3,959,385   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $752,821,329)
    878,648,702   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     1,397,752   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $880,046,454   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 12.

 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Focused Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    89.8

Short-Term Investments

    7.9   

Mutual Funds

    4.8   

Other

    (2.5
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Equity Investments  

France

    17.0

United States

    15.5   

Germany

    13.1   

Italy

    12.1   

Netherlands

    12.1   

Japan

    11.8   

Switzerland

    3.8   

Canada

    3.3   

Austria

    3.1   

Russia

    2.9   

United Kingdom

    2.6   

Thailand

    1.4   

Australia

    1.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Capital Goods

    17.3

Materials

    13.8   

Automobiles & Components

    10.6   

Energy

    9.1   

Diversified Financials

    7.2   

Real Estate

    6.2   

Banks

    6.0   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    5.6   

Retailing

    5.5   

Consumer Services

    3.5   

Transportation

    3.2   

Insurance

    3.0   

Media

    2.7   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    2.7   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    2.3   

Commercial & Professional Services

    1.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       9


GMO Global Focused Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 89.8%   
    Australia — 1.2%   
    35,316      Tox Free Solutions Ltd     104,400   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 2.8%   
    20,360      Zumtobel AG     253,152   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 2.9%   
    7,900      Suncor Energy Inc     266,258   
     

 

 

 
    France — 15.2%   
    24,562      ArcelorMittal     314,238   
    2,211      Euler Hermes SA     249,870   
    12,644      Rexel SA     290,848   
    5,693      Societe Generale     249,316   
    3,783      Valeo SA     284,736   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     1,389,008   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 11.7%   
    5,120      Daimler AG (Registered)     351,324   
    2,243      Siemens AG (Registered)     237,570   
    21,275      TAG Immobilien AG     248,517   
    11,037      Tom Tailor Holding AG *     230,294   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     1,067,705   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 10.8%   
    10,354      Gtech SPA     290,909   
    53,548      Mediaset SPA *     219,697   
    47,799      Mediobanca SPA     296,777   
    8,043      Saipem SPA     179,039   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     986,422   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 10.6%   
    8,000      Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     142,939   
    26,000      Hitachi Ltd     155,534   
    6,500      Japan Tobacco Inc     219,537   
    7,300      K’s Holdings Corp     221,792   
    59,000      Sanden Corp     229,004   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     968,806   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 10.9%   
    4,732      Akzo Nobel NV     278,408   
    26,902      ING Groep NV *     292,899   
    13,511      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     417,788   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     989,095   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 2.6%   
    22,676      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     239,038   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Switzerland — 3.5%   
    802      Syngenta AG (Registered)     314,060   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 1.3%   
    2,277,300      Ananda Development Pcl (Foreign Registered) *     118,103   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 2.4%   
    63,979      Tyman Plc     215,596   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 13.9%   
    12,900      Cisco Systems, Inc.     300,699   
    13,400      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     264,382   
    8,800      EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. *     297,792   
    5,700      Iconix Brand Group, Inc. *     187,074   
    7,100      RTI International Metals, Inc *     219,887   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     1,269,834   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $7,306,674)     8,181,477   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 4.8%   
    United States — 4.8%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    17,624      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     440,597   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $440,706)     440,597   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.9%   
    Time Deposits — 7.9%   

USD

    46,113      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Bank of America (Charlotte) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Bank of Montreal Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Tokyo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      BNP Paribas (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

AUD

    1,767      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     1,573   

EUR

    214      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (a)     282   

USD

    46,113      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      DBS Bank Ltd (Singapore) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    27,771      Deustche Bank (Frankfurt) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     27,771   

USD

    46,113      DnB Nor Bank (Oslo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   
 

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Focused Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Time Deposits — continued  

USD

    46,113      NAT Australia Bank (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, AB (Stockholm) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      STD Charter Bank (London) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      Sumitomo (Tokyo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   

USD

    46,113      US Bank NA (Cincinnati) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     46,113   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     721,321   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $721,321)     721,321   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.5%

(Cost $8,468,701)

    9,343,395   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (2.5%)     (227,280
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $9,116,115   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 12.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   11


GMO Trust Funds

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

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

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 
 

 

12   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Foreign Fund     Foreign Small
Companies
Fund
     Global
Focused
Equity Fund
 

Assets:

  

    

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 389,319,375      $ 846,717,350       $ 8,902,798   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     7,440,422        31,931,352         440,597   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(c)

     77,799        218,276         1,295   

Receivable for investments sold

     26,013,291        1,127,385         15,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     100,319                  

Dividends receivable

     1,085,438        797,324         2,079   

Foreign taxes receivable

     515,429        209,521         4,378   

Receivable for foreign currency sold

     134,484        326           

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     51,398        56,544         13,946   

Miscellaneous receivable

     422        1,352         26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     424,738,377        881,059,430         9,380,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Payable for investments purchased

     2,745,164        151,911         190,589   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     29,827,941                  

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

       

Management fee

     223,964        536,978         4,803   

Shareholder service fee

     62,048        92,970         1,201   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     62        93         5   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     1,270        775           

Accrued expenses

     292,354        230,249         67,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     33,152,803        1,012,976         264,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 391,585,574      $ 880,046,454       $ 9,116,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 981,160,523      $ 745,509,886       $ 7,585,767   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     6,483,845        403,638         73,715   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (624,293,848     8,305,246         581,862   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     28,235,054        125,827,684         874,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 391,585,574      $ 880,046,454       $ 9,116,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

       

Class II shares

   $ 157,368,523      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class III shares

   $ 165,286,968      $ 373,056,580       $ 9,116,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $ 68,930,083      $ 506,989,874       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

       

Class II

     13,171,114                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class III

     13,749,861        24,223,736         367,765   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

     5,596,699        32,970,753           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

       

Class II

   $ 11.95      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class III

   $ 12.02      $ 15.40       $ 24.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

   $ 12.32      $ 15.38       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 361,063,743      $ 720,887,283       $ 8,027,995   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 7,440,639      $ 31,934,046       $ 440,706   

(c)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $ 77,802      $ 218,251       $ 1,295   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   13


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Foreign Fund     Foreign Small
Companies
Fund
    Global
Focused
Equity Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 9,639,027      $ 12,035,006      $ 135,037   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     2,726        6,919        136   

Interest

     2,547        5,355        143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     9,644,300        12,047,280        135,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

   

Management fee (Note 5)

     1,438,959        2,985,833        27,478   

Shareholder service fee – Class II (Note 5)

     189,026                 

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     170,557        264,452        6,869   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

     36,181        250,246          

Audit and tax fees

     51,980        42,228        39,008   

Custodian and fund accounting agent fees

     249,872        243,340        25,576   

Legal fees

     3,036        9,331        92   

Registration fees

     8,188        2,024          

Transfer agent fees

     25,944        21,436        13,708   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     2,392        4,211        31   

Miscellaneous

     14,364        14,650        4,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,190,499        3,837,751        117,551   

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     (341,964     (325,167     (81,604

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (2     (31       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,848,533        3,512,553        35,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     7,795,767        8,534,727        99,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers (Net of foreign capital gains tax) (Note 2)(b)

     21,934,705        25,384,641        583,278   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     251        7,982        219   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     201        1,081        18   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (65,808     126,503        (1,411
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,869,349        25,520,207        582,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (8,990,404     27,136,485        147,901   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (217     (2,694     (109

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (3,109     69,635        85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (8,993,730     27,203,426        147,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     12,875,619        52,723,633        729,981   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 20,671,386      $ 61,258,360      $ 829,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $ 997,459      $ 1,302,738      $ 17,280   

(b)    Foreign capital gains tax:

   $ 19,121      $ 708      $   

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

       Foreign Fund     Foreign Small Companies Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 7,795,767      $ 23,671,476      $ 8,534,727      $ 9,437,180   

Net realized gain (loss)

       21,869,349        40,444,425        25,520,207        16,533,964   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (8,993,730     (20,229,518     27,203,426        59,049,081   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       20,671,386        43,886,383        61,258,360        85,020,225   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income:

          

Class II

       (1,119,513     (7,175,647              

Class III

       (1,671,379     (8,804,177     (2,423,138     (3,541,755

Class IV

       (579,423     (12,926,825     (3,324,510     (6,097,276
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (3,370,315     (28,906,649     (5,747,648     (9,639,031
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class II

       (66,131,922     (45,826,748              

Class III

       (65,219,956     (187,746,070     35,981,599        (208,090,031

Class IV

       (22,669,031     (306,949,085     2,366,123        363,479,701   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (154,020,909     (540,521,903     38,347,722        155,389,670   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

                     71,187        567,500   

Class IV

                     99,703        183,773   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

                     170,890        751,273   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       (154,020,909     (540,521,903     38,518,612        156,140,943   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (136,719,838     (525,542,169     94,029,324        231,522,137   
Net assets:           

Beginning of period

       528,305,412        1,053,847,581        786,017,130        554,494,993   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 391,585,574      $ 528,305,412      $ 880,046,454      $ 786,017,130   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 6,483,845      $ 2,058,393      $ 403,638      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (2,383,441
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     Global Focused Equity Fund  
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 99,369      $ 95,906   

Net realized gain (loss)

     582,104        383,212   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     147,877        379,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     829,350        858,862   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

    

Class III

     (36,459     (95,315

Net realized gains

    

Class III

     (377,132     (76,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

    

Class III

     (10,988     3,390,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     404,771        4,077,251   
Net assets:     

Beginning of period

     8,711,344        4,634,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 9,116,115      $ 8,711,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 73,715      $ 10,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

FOREIGN FUND

 

    Class II Shares   Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.57       $ 11.21       $ 12.88       $ 11.07       $ 8.03       $ 16.52       $ 11.64       $ 11.27       $ 12.95       $ 11.13       $ 8.07       $ 16.59  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.19         0.29         0.31         0.24         0.26         0.45         0.19         0.30         0.34         0.24         0.28         0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.28         0.43         (1.43 )       1.79         3.24         (7.95 )       0.28         0.44         (1.47 )       1.81         3.25         (7.99 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.47         0.72         (1.12 )       2.03         3.50         (7.50 )       0.47         0.74         (1.13 )       2.05         3.53         (7.52 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.09 )       (0.36 )       (0.55 )       (0.22 )       (0.46 )       (0.33 )       (0.09 )       (0.37 )       (0.55 )       (0.23 )       (0.47 )       (0.34 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.66 )                                               (0.66 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.09 )       (0.36 )       (0.55 )       (0.22 )       (0.46 )       (0.99 )       (0.09 )       (0.37 )       (0.55 )       (0.23 )       (0.47 )       (1.00 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 11.95       $ 11.57       $ 11.21       $ 12.88       $ 11.07       $ 8.03       $ 12.02       $ 11.64       $ 11.27       $ 12.95       $ 11.13       $ 8.07  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      4.02 %**       6.65 %       (8.38 )%       18.71 %       43.95 %       (47.49 )%       4.02 %**       6.75 %       (8.36 )%       18.80 %       44.10 %       (47.42 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 157,369       $ 217,052       $ 259,270       $ 417,685       $ 545,336       $ 765,201       $ 165,287       $ 222,262       $ 403,157       $ 1,440,952       $ 1,591,717       $ 2,054,885  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.83 %(b)(d)*       0.84 %(b)(d)       0.82 %(b)       0.82 %(b)       0.82 %(b)       0.82 %(c)       0.76 %(b)(d)*       0.77 %(b)(d)       0.75 %(b)       0.75 %(b)       0.75 %(b)       0.75 %(c)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.16 %*       2.65 %       2.71 %       2.09 %       2.53 %       3.42 %       3.17 %*       2.78 %       2.89 %       2.08 %       2.65 %       3.51 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      44 %**       91 %       58 %       55 %       59 %       39 %       44 %**       91 %       58 %       55 %       59 %       39 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.14 %*       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.06 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.14 %*       0.07 %       0.08 %       0.06 %       0.05 %       0.05 %

 

    Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.92       $ 11.55       $ 13.25       $ 11.39       $ 8.07       $ 16.59  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.23         0.33         0.33         0.25         0.22         0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.26         0.42         (1.46 )       1.85         3.35         (8.02 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.49         0.75         (1.13 )       2.10         3.57         (7.51 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.09 )       (0.38 )       (0.57 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (0.35 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.66 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.09 )       (0.38 )       (0.57 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (1.01 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.32       $ 11.92       $ 11.55       $ 13.25       $ 11.39       $ 8.07  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      4.12 %**       6.68 %       (8.21 )%       18.80 %       44.05 %       (47.39 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 68,930       $ 88,992       $ 391,421       $ 833,582       $ 856,553       $ 334,003  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.70 %(b)(d)*       0.70 %(b)(d)       0.69 %(b)       0.69 %(b)       0.69 %(b)       0.69 %(c)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.68 %*       3.02 %       2.74 %       2.10 %       1.92 %       3.70 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      44 %**       91 %       58 %       55 %       59 %       39 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.14 %*       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.06 %       0.05 %       0.05 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

FOREIGN SMALL COMPANIES FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Sixth Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Period from
August 12,
2009
through
February 28,
2010(a)
  Period from
March 1,
2009
through
March  16,
2009(a)
  Year Ended
February 28,
2009
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011      

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 14.40       $ 12.91       $ 14.22       $ 10.74       $ 6.41       $ 14.63       $ 14.37       $ 12.90       $ 14.20       $ 10.73       $ 9.84       $ 6.42       $ 14.64  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                   

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.15         0.23         0.19         0.14         0.13         0.30         0.16         0.12         0.17         0.13         0.02         0.01         0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.95         1.43         (1.27 )(b)       3.47         4.32         (7.43 )       0.95         1.54         (1.23 )(b)       3.47         1.00         0.01         (7.46 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.10         1.66         (1.08 )       3.61         4.45         (7.13 )       1.11         1.66         (1.06 )       3.60         1.02         0.02         (7.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                                   

From net investment income

      (0.10 )       (0.17 )       (0.23 )       (0.13 )       (0.12 )       (0.27 )       (0.10 )       (0.19 )       (0.24 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )               (0.27 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.81 )                                                       (0.81 )

Return of capital

                                              (0.01 )                                                       (0.01 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.10 )       (0.17 )       (0.23 )       (0.13 )       (0.12 )       (1.09 )       (0.10 )       (0.19 )       (0.24 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )               (1.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.40       $ 14.40       $ 12.91       $ 14.22       $ 10.74       $ 6.41       $ 15.38       $ 14.37       $ 12.90       $ 14.20       $ 10.73       $ 6.44       $ 6.42  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      7.66 %**       12.93 %       (7.45 )%       33.67 %       69.44 %       (51.33 )%       7.75 %**       12.96 %       (7.33 )%       33.67 %       10.33 %**       0.31 %**       (51.29 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                   

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 373,057       $ 314,389       $ 483,122       $ 398,648       $ 292,852       $ 185,298       $ 506,990       $ 471,628       $ 71,373       $ 147,131       $ 84,225       $ 144,101       $ 143,564  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.85 %(d)(e)*       0.85 %(d)(e)       0.86 %(d)       0.85 %(d)       0.86 %(d)       0.85 %(f)       0.80 %(d)(e)*       0.80 %(d)(e)       0.81 %(d)       0.80 %(d)       0.81 %(d)*       0.81 %(d)*       0.80 %(f)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      1.95 %*       1.83 %       1.43 %       1.15 %       1.40 %       2.59 %       2.04 %*       0.90 %       1.34 %       1.07 %       0.35 %*       3.28 %*       2.74 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      26 %**       56 %       46 %       61 %       78 %       42 %       26 %**       56 %       46 %       61 %       78 %††       40 %†††       42 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.08 %*       0.09 %       0.10 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.11 %       0.08 %*       0.10 %       0.10 %       0.14 %       0.08 %*       0.22 %*       0.11 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.02       $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)

 

(a)  The class was inactive from March 17, 2009 to August 11, 2009.
(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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(g)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
†† Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period ended February 28, 2010.
††† Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period ended August 31, 2009.

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

GLOBAL FOCUSED EQUITY FUND

 

     Class III Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28,
2013
  Period from
December 1,
2011
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 29,
2012

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 23.67       $ 21.99       $ 20.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.27         0.31         0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       1.97         1.90         1.96  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       2.24         2.21         1.99  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

            

From net investment income

       (0.10 )       (0.28 )        

From net realized gains

       (1.02 )       (0.25 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (1.12 )       (0.53 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 24.79       $ 23.67       $ 21.99  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       9.62 %**       10.35 %       9.95 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 9,116       $ 8,711       $ 4,634  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

       0.78 %(b)*       0.83 %(b)       0.84 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       2.17 %*       1.42 %       0.56 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       73 %**       103 %       18 %††**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       1.78 %*       2.38 %       8.66 %*
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
†† Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from December 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   19


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Foreign Fund, Foreign Small Companies Fund, and Global Focused Equity Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Foreign Fund   MSCI EAFE Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
Foreign Small Companies Fund   S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index   Total return in excess of benchmark
Global Focused Equity Fund   Not Applicable   Total return

Foreign Small Companies Fund currently limits subscriptions.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk. Shares of open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Funds that were valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below.

 

20    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees or fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service and presented in the table below on a net basis. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities

 

   
Fund Name   Fair valued using
inputs obtained
from an
independent
pricing service
 

Foreign Fund

    98%   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    88%   

Global Focused Equity Fund

    73%   

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information; and certain securities that are valued at the local price and adjusted by applying a premium or discount when the holdings exceed foreign ownership limitations; certain equity securities valued based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a securities index; and certain securities that are valued using a price from a comparable security related to the same issuer.

 

    21


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Foreign Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 26,575,155      $      —      $ 26,575,155   

Belgium

           4,249,442               4,249,442   

France

           63,270,525               63,270,525   

Germany

           27,268,370               27,268,370   

Hong Kong

           4,489,158               4,489,158   

Ireland

           1,423,026               1,423,026   

Israel

           1,477,805               1,477,805   

Italy

           26,934,085               26,934,085   

Japan

           95,107,684               95,107,684   

Mexico

    298,891                      298,891   

Netherlands

           17,162,692               17,162,692   

Norway

           1,509,337               1,509,337   

Panama

    1,883,232                      1,883,232   

Philippines

           14,731               14,731   

Russia

           2,128,875               2,128,875   

South Korea

           3,586,267               3,586,267   

Spain

           6,109,625               6,109,625   

Sweden

           5,843,092               5,843,092   

Switzerland

           14,835,310               14,835,310   

Taiwan

           2,216,888               2,216,888   

United Kingdom

           73,886,077               73,886,077   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    2,182,123        378,088,144               380,270,267   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           5,805,592               5,805,592   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           5,805,592               5,805,592   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rights/Warrants

         

Italy

                  73        73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

                  73        73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    7,440,422                      7,440,422   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    7,440,422                      7,440,422   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

    3,243,443                      3,243,443   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    12,865,988        383,893,736        73        396,759,797   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,865,988      $ 383,893,736      $ 73      $ 396,759,797   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Foreign Small Companies Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 45,838,099      $      —      $ 45,838,099   

Austria

           11,498,024               11,498,024   

Belgium

           12,012,855               12,012,855   

Brazil

    5,959,945                      5,959,945   

Canada

    31,647,386                      31,647,386   

Chile

    2,175,404                      2,175,404   
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Foreign Small Companies Fund (continued)

         

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Finland

  $      $ 6,217,231      $      $ 6,217,231   

France

           108,327,899               108,327,899   

Germany

           49,515,377               49,515,377   

Hong Kong

           7,182,126               7,182,126   

India

           1,546,855               1,546,855   

Ireland

           4,089,268               4,089,268   

Italy

           64,853,717               64,853,717   

Japan

           190,462,522               190,462,522   

Mexico

    18,371,629                      18,371,629   

Netherlands

           5,506,611               5,506,611   

New Zealand

           9,396,493               9,396,493   

Norway

           16,140,568               16,140,568   

Philippines

           156,742               156,742   

Singapore

           7,302,693               7,302,693   

South Korea

    7,670,795        20,426,580               28,097,375   

Spain

           11,553,028               11,553,028   

Sweden

           4,192,566               4,192,566   

Switzerland

           28,143,451               28,143,451   

Thailand

           578,289               578,289   

United Kingdom

           168,306,119               168,306,119   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    65,825,159        773,247,113               839,072,272   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Chile

    3,685,693                      3,685,693   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    3,685,693                      3,685,693   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    31,931,352                      31,931,352   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    31,931,352                      31,931,352   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

    3,959,385                      3,959,385   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    105,401,589        773,247,113               878,648,702   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 105,401,589      $ 773,247,113      $      $ 878,648,702   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Focused Equity Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 104,400      $      —      $ 104,400   

Austria

           253,152               253,152   

Canada

    266,258                      266,258   

France

           1,389,008               1,389,008   

Germany

           1,067,705               1,067,705   

Italy

           986,422               986,422   

Japan

           968,806               968,806   

Netherlands

           989,095               989,095   

Russia

           239,038               239,038   

Switzerland

           314,060               314,060   

Thailand

           118,103               118,103   

United Kingdom

           215,596               215,596   

United States

    1,269,834                      1,269,834   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,536,092        6,645,385               8,181,477   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Global Focused Equity Fund (continued)

         

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Mutual Funds

         

United States

  $ 440,597      $      $      $ 440,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    440,597                      440,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

    721,321                      721,321   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,698,010        6,645,385               9,343,395   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,698,010      $ 6,645,385      $      $ 9,343,395   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The Funds’ investments in other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”) held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31, 2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

Foreign Fund

                     

Rights and/or warrants

  

                   

Italy

    $—        $0 **      $—        $—        $—        $73        $—        $—        $73        $73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $—        $0        $—        $—        $—        $73        $—        $—        $73        $73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

  * The Funds account for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Financial assets were acquired as a result of a corporate action.

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark-to-market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Taxes and distributions

Each 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”). Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

accordance with the applicable country’s tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund’s investments in certain jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

Each Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions of its net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Each Fund also intends to distribute net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically, distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each Fund on the ex-dividend date.

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

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

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 likely 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.

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

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses, and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       
     Short-Term ($)           Long-
Term ($)
 
           

Fund Name

  Expiration
Date
2/28/2018
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2019
    No
Expiration
Date
    Total
Short-
Term ($)
    No
Expiration
Date
 

Foreign Fund

    (587,518,459)               (18,094,912)        (605,613,371)        (28,795,275)   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    (13,498,730)        (1,656,694)               (15,155,424)          

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Foreign Fund

    373,255,625        32,721,160        (9,216,988)        23,504,172   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    762,432,728        141,120,003        (24,904,029)        116,215,974   

Global Focused Equity Fund

    8,492,309        1,095,386        (244,300)        851,086   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, 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 Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds (See Note 5).

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) serves as the Funds’ custodian and fund accounting agent. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Funds’ transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

       
     Foreign Fund    Foreign Small Companies Fund   Global Focused Equity Fund
Purchase Premium      0.50%  
Redemption Fee      0.50%  

 

3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times:

 

       
     Foreign Fund   Foreign Small Companies Fund   Global Focused Equity Fund
Market Risk – Equities   X   X   X
Liquidity Risk   X   X   X
Smaller Company Risk   X   X   X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X   X   X
Currency Risk   X   X   X
Focused Investment Risk   X   X   X
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X
Non-Diversified Funds   X       X

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

 

    27


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities — Funds that invest in equities run the risk that the market prices of those investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

The Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in equities and as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of those Funds’ shares.

If a Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”) have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. All of the Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the

 

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other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., forward currency contracts), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is

 

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subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on

 

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non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. Dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. Dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. Dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

 

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A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

 

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• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders. They also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors, or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not

 

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contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

The following Funds are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act.

 

    Foreign Fund
    Global Focused Equity Fund

Temporary Defensive Positions.

Foreign Fund and Foreign Small Companies Fund normally do not take temporary defensive positions. Global Focused Equity Fund may hold up to 20% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, it may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Funds may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, a Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives, to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. The Funds also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce their investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). A Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of their investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if a Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting their investment exposure, the Funds also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust their currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by their portfolio investments.

The Funds may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Funds may have investment exposures in excess of their net assets (i.e., they may be leveraged). A Fund’s foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by its investments.

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

 

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For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

       
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Foreign
Fund
    Foreign Small
Companies Fund
    Global Focused
Equity Fund
 
Forward currency contracts                        

To manage against anticipated currency exchange rate changes

    X        X           
Rights and/or warrants                        

Received as a result of corporate actions

    X        X        X   

Forward currency contracts

The Funds 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements 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. Futures contracts expose the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting

 

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exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would

 

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be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

             
     
 
Credit
Contracts
  
  
   
 
Equity
Contracts
  
  
   
 
 
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
  
  
  
   
 
 
Interest
Rate
Contracts
  
  
  
   
 
Other
Contracts
  
  
    Total   

Foreign Fund

             

Asset:

             

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $             —      $             73      $             —      $             —      $             —      $ 73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 73      $      $      $      $ 73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 73      $      $      $      $ 73   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (54,473   $      $      $      $ (54,473

Forward Currency Contracts

                  173,391                      173,391   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (54,473   $ 173,391      $      $      $ 118,918   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (162   $      $      $      $ (162

Forward Currency Contracts

                  27,294                      27,294   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (162   $ 27,294      $      $      $ 27,132   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

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Credit
Contracts
  
  
   
 
Equity
Contracts
  
  
   
 
 
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
  
  
  
   
 
 
Interest
Rate
Contracts
  
  
  
   
 
Other
Contracts
  
  
    Total   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 279,027      $      $      $ 279,027   

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

           (1,850,169                          (1,850,169
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (1,850,169   $ 279,027      $      $      $ (1,571,142
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 43,922      $      $      $ 43,922   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 43,922      $      $      $ 43,922   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Global Focused Equity Fund

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 0   $      $      $      $ 0
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * Rounds to $0.
  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (forward currency contracts and rights and/or warrants) outstanding at each month-end, was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013.

 

     
Fund Name   Forward
Currency
Contracts ($)
    Rights
and/or
Warrants ($)
 

Foreign Fund

    4,079,162        49,344   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    6,564,305        44,262

Global Focused Equity Fund

           1,079

 

  * During the period ended August 31, 2013, the Fund did not hold this investment type at any month-end, therefore, the average amount outstanding was calculated using daily outstanding absolute values.

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

       
     Foreign
Fund
    Foreign Small
Companies Fund
    Global Focused
Equity Fund
 

Management Fee

    0.60%        0.70%        0.60%   

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds pays the Manager a shareholder service fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Shareholder service fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

       
Fund Name   Class II     Class III     Class IV  

Foreign Fund

    0.22%        0.15%        0.09%   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

            0.15%        0.10%   

Global Focused Equity Fund

            0.15%        0.10%

 

  * Class is offered but has no shareholders as of August 31, 2013.

 

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For each Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager.

“Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

For each Fund that charges a management fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Foreign Fund

    2,392        368   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    4,211        552   

Global Focused Equity Fund

    31        5   

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

       
Fund Name   Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
    Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
    Total Indirect Expenses  

Foreign Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Global Focused Equity Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name   U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Foreign Fund

           199,493,691               335,113,151   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

           277,754,206               211,693,994   

Global Focused Equity Fund

           6,273,278               6,375,847   

 

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7. Guarantees

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

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund Name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion
 

Foreign Fund

    2        29.94%        0.14%        0.74%   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

    4        72.15%        0.05%          

Global Focused Equity Fund

    3        78.03%        92.25%          

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
      Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Foreign Fund

          

Class II:

          

Shares sold

     147,155      $ 1,778,452        2,299,470      $ 24,402,935   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     76,345        908,508        449,055        4,876,994   

Shares repurchased

     (5,814,703     (68,818,882     (7,118,690     (75,106,677
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (5,591,203   $ (66,131,922     (4,370,165   $ (45,826,748
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III:

          

Shares sold

     586,628      $ 6,968,482        2,281,734      $ 25,000,634   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     100,623        1,204,459        555,602        6,055,606   

Shares repurchased

     (6,033,649     (73,392,897     (19,517,218     (218,802,310
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (5,346,398   $ (65,219,956     (16,679,882   $ (187,746,070
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

          

Shares sold

     983      $ 12,700        469,631      $ 5,307,410   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     15,469        189,649        922,716        10,369,630   

Shares repurchased

     (1,884,663     (22,871,380     (27,831,031     (322,626,125
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,868,211   $ (22,669,031     (26,438,684   $ (306,949,085
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                  

 

40    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
      Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Foreign Small Companies Fund

          

Class III:

          

Shares sold

     2,227,038      $ 33,568,616        9,304,269      $ 124,236,252   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     160,792        2,423,138        222,312        3,014,051   

Shares repurchased

     (694     (10,155     (25,098,581     (335,340,334

Purchase premiums

            70,330               562,384   

Redemption fees

            857               5,116   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,387,136      $ 36,052,786        (15,572,000   $ (207,522,531
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            

Class IV:

          

Shares sold

     784      $ 12,481        26,920,343      $ 358,520,424   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     184,154        2,771,523        370,030        5,054,564   

Shares repurchased

     (28,827     (417,881     (6,877     (95,287

Purchase premiums

            98,420               183,641   

Redemption fees

            1,283               132   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     156,111      $ 2,465,826        27,283,496      $ 363,663,474   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                  

Global Focused Equity Fund

          

Class III:

          

Shares sold

     4,891      $ 124,296        149,149      $ 3,219,483   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     17,219        413,590        8,097        172,149   

Shares repurchased

     (22,321     (548,874     (46     (1,094
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (211   $ (10,988     157,200      $ 3,390,538   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                  

 

    41


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

10. Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

             
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases    

Sales

Proceeds

    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Value, end of
period
 

Foreign Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 8,180,610      $ 33,817,894      $ (34,558,117   $ 2,726      $ 201      $ 7,440,422   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Foreign Small Companies Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 20,131,383      $ 55,125,355      $ (43,330,673   $ 6,919      $ 1,081      $ 31,931,352   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Global Focused Equity Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 270,041      $ 1,123,257      $ (952,810   $ 136      $ 18      $ 440,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

42    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Foreign Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Foreign Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    43


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Foreign Small Companies Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

44    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Global Focused Equity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Global Focused Equity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    45


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and/or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in Dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds 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, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Foreign Fund

  

       

Class II

    $1,000.00        $1,040.20        $4.27        $1,000.00        $1,021.02        $4.23        0.83%   

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,040.20        $3.91        $1,000.00        $1,021.37        $3.87        0.76%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,041.20        $3.60        $1,000.00        $1,021.68        $3.57        0.70%   

Foreign Small Companies Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,076.60        $4.45        $1,000.00        $1,020.92        $4.33        0.85%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,077.50        $4.19        $1,000.00        $1,021.17        $4.08        0.80%   

Global Focused Equity Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,096.20        $4.12        $1,000.00        $1,021.27        $3.97        0.78%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

46    


GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

Developed World Stock Fund

International Core Equity Fund

International Growth Equity Fund

International Intrinsic Value Fund

International Small Companies Fund

Resources Fund

Risk Premium Fund

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund


 

 

 

 

For a free copy of the Funds’ 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 Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 Funds have a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which they 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 these Funds and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Developed World Stock Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     3   

Schedule of Investments

     4   

International Core Equity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     10   

Schedule of Investments

     11   

International Growth Equity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     17   

Schedule of Investments

     18   

International Intrinsic Value Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     25   

Schedule of Investments

     26   

International Small Companies Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     32   

Schedule of Investments

     33   

Resources Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     40   

Schedule of Investments

     41   

Risk Premium Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     44   

Schedule of Investments

     45   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     46   

Schedule of Investments

     47   

Portfolio Abbreviations, Counterparty and Currency Abbreviations

     53   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     54   

Statements of Operations

     58   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     60   

Financial Highlights

     65   

Notes to Financial Statements

     74   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     125   

Fund Expenses

     133   

 

   


GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    94.4

Short-Term Investments

    4.8   

Preferred Stocks

    0.4   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Other

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    25.8

Japan

    22.1   

France

    14.3   

Spain

    8.3   

Germany

    7.3   

Italy

    7.0   

Australia

    3.9   

Switzerland

    2.3   

Hong Kong

    1.4   

Netherlands

    1.3   

Sweden

    1.1   

Singapore

    1.1   

Finland

    0.7   

Norway

    0.6   

Canada

    0.6   

Austria

    0.4   

Belgium

    0.4   

New Zealand

    0.3   

Portugal

    0.3   

Greece

    0.3   

Israel

    0.3   

Ireland

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* 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 and includes exposure through the use of derivative financial instruments, if any. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts. The Fund attempts to hedge at least 70% of the foreign currency exposure in the underlying fund’s holdings relative to the U.S. Dollar. Therefore, the Fund’s currency exposures will be different than the country exposures noted above.
 

 

       1


GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 97.1%   
    United States — 97.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    104,637,622      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     2,341,789,978   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,069,388,551)     2,341,789,978   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.9%   
    Time Deposits — 2.9%   

EUR

    7,130      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (a)     9,403   

USD

    24,410,823      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     24,410,823   
    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
  Time Deposits — continued   

USD

    22,160,742      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, AB (Stockholm) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     22,160,742   

USD

    24,410,823      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     24,410,823   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     70,991,791   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $70,991,791)     70,991,791   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $2,140,380,342)
    2,412,781,769   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (242,414
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,412,539,355   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/29/2013   GS     AUD        94,709,840        USD        85,079,838      $ 1,095,548   
10/29/2013  

MSCI

    AUD        107,171,976        USD        96,379,436        1,344,302   
09/03/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        3,680,126        USD        3,511,571        17,669   
09/03/2013   DB     CAD        5,000,000        USD        4,770,719        23,733   
10/15/2013  

BCLY

    CHF        43,045,895        USD        46,469,993        191,400   
10/15/2013  

GS

    CHF        21,027,799        USD        22,758,467        151,503   
10/15/2013   JPM     CHF        21,836,561        USD        23,569,763        93,301   
10/15/2013  

MSCI

    CHF        42,801,498        USD        46,256,068        240,226   
09/24/2013  

GS

    DKK        91,670,557        USD        16,213,700        (30,613
09/24/2013   RBS     DKK        103,180,309        USD        18,115,010        (168,867
10/22/2013   BCLY     EUR        291,066,197        USD        385,776,677        1,023,964   
10/22/2013   DB     EUR        96,878,334        USD        128,453,405        392,496   
10/22/2013   MSCI     EUR        193,325,392        USD        256,276,596        724,869   
09/17/2013   BCLY     GBP        149,643,887        USD        230,351,379        (1,528,102
09/17/2013   JPM     GBP        189,572,689        USD        291,787,774        (1,963,060
10/02/2013  

RBS

    HKD        191,523,973        USD        24,699,917        (1,118
09/25/2013  

BCLY

    JPY        2,535,792,288        USD        25,548,000        (281,052
09/25/2013   DB     JPY        2,743,924,306        USD        27,372,072        (576,969
09/25/2013  

GS

    JPY        26,300,000,000        USD        268,962,908        1,076,586   
09/25/2013  

JPM

    JPY        26,293,694,494        USD        268,948,481        1,126,386   
09/25/2013   MSCI     JPY        2,601,758,209        USD        26,066,300        (434,667
09/24/2013  

BBH

    NOK        506,452,407        USD        82,828,699        133,992   
09/11/2013  

BBH

    NZD        27,948,086        USD        21,412,258        (175,810
09/24/2013   BBH     SEK        132,380,391        USD        19,651,198        (314,685
10/01/2013  

JPM

    SGD        28,537,116        USD        22,515,147        142,922   
10/01/2013  

BBH

    USD        13,780,000        SGD        17,378,123        (156,083
09/17/2013   BCLY     USD        33,332,038        GBP        21,240,000        (419,767
09/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        74,603,047        JPY        7,290,012,294        (348,501
Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
11/05/2013  

BCLY

    USD        3,506,185        CAD        3,680,126      $ (17,695
09/03/2013   BOA     USD        8,225,908        CAD        8,680,126        14,979   
11/05/2013   DB     USD        4,763,384        CAD        5,000,000        (23,751
10/22/2013  

GS

    USD        44,786,035        EUR            33,447,000        (573,329
09/17/2013  

MSCI

     USD              13,534,200        GBP        8,937,152        314,292   
           

 

 

 
            $ 1,094,099   
           

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    95.3

Mutual Funds

    3.0   

Preferred Stocks

    0.6   

Short-Term Investments

    0.5   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Other

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United States

    55.9

United Kingdom

    9.8   

Japan

    9.7   

France

    7.9   

Germany

    4.8   

Italy

    4.0   

Spain

    3.9   

Switzerland

    0.7   

Netherlands

    0.5   

Singapore

    0.5   

Austria

    0.4   

Hong Kong

    0.4   

Finland

    0.3   

Norway

    0.3   

Australia

    0.2   

Canada

    0.2   

Ireland

    0.2   

Portugal

    0.2   

Sweden

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Energy

    11.8

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    8.4   

Software & Services

    7.5   

Capital Goods

    7.5   

Insurance

    5.9   

Banks

    5.8   

Diversified Financials

    5.7   

Telecommunication Services

    5.5   

Materials

    4.9   

Retailing

    4.2   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    4.1   

Automobiles & Components

    3.9   

Utilities

    3.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    3.6   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    3.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.1   

Household & Personal Products

    2.1   

Consumer Services

    1.9   

Transportation

    1.9   

Real Estate

    1.9   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    1.7   

Media

    1.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       3


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 95.3%   
    Australia — 1.0%   
    9,966      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     642,946   
    6,499      CSL Ltd     392,443   
    99,953      GPT Group (REIT)     314,868   
    322,705      Telstra Corp Ltd     1,404,214   
    46,855      Westpac Banking Corp     1,300,688   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     4,055,159   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.4%  
    23,024      OMV AG     1,062,584   
    9,268      Voestalpine AG     396,089   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     1,458,673   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 0.2%  
    32,400      Blackberry Ltd *     327,291   
    3,800      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     446,887   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     774,178   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.3%  
    268,696      Nokia Oyj *     1,042,491   
     

 

 

 
    France — 7.8%  
    102,871      ArcelorMittal     1,316,095   
    87,485      AXA     1,906,743   
    45,147      BNP Paribas     2,830,565   
    19,454      Bouygues SA     607,450   
    13,091      Carrefour SA     409,882   
    2,893      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     273,824   
    36,129      CNP Assurances     639,063   
    12,952      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain     604,065   
    64,380      Credit Agricole SA *     650,412   
    10,066      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     579,622   
    144,607      GDF Suez     3,137,517   
    10,914      Lafarge SA     665,825   
    161,905      Orange     1,643,519   
    30,084      Peugeot SA *     427,342   
    23,420      Renault SA     1,675,220   
    16,589      Sanofi     1,589,832   
    28,437      Societe Generale     1,245,352   
    129,601      Total SA     7,176,773   
    18,786      Vinci SA     969,300   
    81,386      Vivendi SA     1,650,889   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     29,999,290   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 3.5%  
    9,399      Allianz SE (Registered)     1,346,563   
    4,931      BASF AG     431,302   
    5,988      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     564,390   
    11,970      Bayer AG (Registered)     1,330,410   
    19,466      Daimler AG (Registered)     1,335,716   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — continued  
    24,194      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     431,614   
    12,313      Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)     534,517   
    20,631      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     596,352   
    150,402      E.On AG     2,380,015   
    7,361      Hannover Rueck SE     513,830   
    10,605      HeidelbergCement AG     735,507   
    6,471      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     1,179,146   
    25,675      RWE AG     705,163   
    12,463      Suedzucker AG     402,398   
    18,500      ThyssenKrupp AG *     388,848   
    2,745      Volkswagen AG     610,039   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     13,485,810   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 0.4%  
    37      Esprit Holdings Ltd     63   
    108,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     655,733   
    107,200      Sands China Ltd     613,675   
    27,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     220,273   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     1,489,744   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.2%  
    38,559      CRH Plc     815,098   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 3.9%  
    1,126,272      Enel SPA     3,713,572   
    189,175      ENI SPA     4,308,987   
    140,307      Fiat SPA *     1,057,332   
    124,877      Finmeccanica SPA *     638,850   
    466,904      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     914,492   
    153,751      Mediaset SPA *     630,811   
    128,256      Parmalat SPA     414,026   
    26,500      Prada SPA     259,135   
    17,325      Prysmian SPA     384,156   
    1,273,059      Telecom Italia SPA     886,661   
    688,360      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     380,572   
    258,954      UniCredit SPA     1,462,553   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     15,051,147   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 10.4%  
    50,200      Aeon Co Ltd     684,002   
    15,900      Asahi Breweries Ltd     393,385   
    6,300      Central Japan Railway Co     717,275   
    17,248      Century Tokyo Leasing Corp     464,706   
    115,000      Cosmo Oil Co Ltd *     236,521   
    27,000      Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     482,420   
    66,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     527,991   
    1,200      Fast Retailing Co Ltd     386,337   
    16,500      FujiFilm Holdings Corp     358,002   
    23,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     553,713   
    55,000      Hitachi Ltd     329,015   
 

 

4   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued  
    93      INPEX Corp     419,354   
    56,000      Isuzu Motors Ltd     338,993   
    160,800      Itochu Corp     1,810,162   
    4,400      Japan Airlines Co Ltd     232,772   
    49,000      JFE Holdings Inc     1,074,788   
    111,420      JX Holdings Inc     585,436   
    33,700      KDDI Corp     1,602,044   
    193,000      Marubeni Corp     1,394,007   
    291,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     1,158,487   
    16,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd     413,344   
    72,000      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     337,146   
    54,200      Mitsubishi Corp     1,008,326   
    94,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     547,814   
    21,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     657,416   
    62,300      Mitsui & Co Ltd     861,539   
    95,000      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     372,522   
    381,400      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     773,058   
    397,545      Nippon Steel Corp     1,122,922   
    49,800      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     2,526,439   
    184,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     520,364   
    66,600      Nissan Motor Co Ltd     658,843   
    7,600      Nitto Denko Corp     401,929   
    79,700      Nomura Holdings Inc     549,517   
    1,282      NTT Docomo Inc     2,049,442   
    26,900      ORIX Corp     366,538   
    14,800      Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd     457,251   
    42,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     451,954   
    50,300      Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     497,190   
    264,500      Sojitz Corp     469,790   
    62,900      Sony Corp     1,251,894   
    143,100      Sumitomo Corp     1,802,761   
    40,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     534,454   
    16,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     716,481   
    144,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     621,875   
    13,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     568,159   
    157,000      Taisei Corp     639,870   
    21,800      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     986,552   
    35,000      Tokyu Land Corp     322,338   
    40,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     362,468   
    39,000      Toyota Motor Corp     2,345,906   
    32,500      Toyota Tsusho Corp     742,712   
    11,520      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     362,837   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     40,051,061   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 0.5%  
    64,449      Aegon NV     458,759   
    130,072      ING Groep NV *     1,416,174   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     1,874,933   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.3%  
    56,174      Statoil ASA     1,232,418   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Portugal — 0.2%  
    257,680      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     910,680   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 0.5%  
    239,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     253,000   
    141,000      Capitaland Ltd     335,792   
    190,019      Global Logistic Properties Ltd     400,313   
    98,522      Keppel Land Ltd     259,444   
    59,000      StarHub Ltd     193,762   
    29,386      Venture Corp Ltd     174,905   
    146,971      Yanlord Land Group Ltd     134,441   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     1,751,657   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 3.9%  
    23,075      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     649,041   
    199,036      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     1,902,085   
    269,494      Banco Santander SA     1,904,309   
    37,873      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     299,369   
    42,192      Ferrovial SA     699,052   
    61,921      Gas Natural SDG SA     1,212,394   
    5,727      Grifols SA     230,017   
    260,881      Iberdrola SA     1,382,554   
    4,676      Inditex SA     618,251   
    250,169      Mapfre SA     842,571   
    92,559      Repsol YPF SA     2,147,903   
    226,563      Telefonica SA *     3,080,016   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     14,967,562   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 0.1%  
    11,108      Svenska Cellulosa AB - Class B     271,271   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 0.7%  
    4,562      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     1,137,148   
    633      Swisscom AG (Registered)     286,567   
    4,489      Zurich Insurance Group AG     1,116,343   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     2,540,058   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 8.4%  
    35,376      Anglo American Plc     811,553   
    51,919      ARM Holdings Plc     702,404   
    11,688      Associated British Foods Plc     334,379   
    65,683      AstraZeneca Plc     3,234,061   
    220,211      Aviva Plc     1,318,109   
    118,412      BAE Systems Plc     798,290   
    507,286      Barclays Plc     2,222,221   
    30,001      BHP Billiton Plc     872,591   
    819,747      BP Plc     5,668,401   
    262,267      BT Group Plc     1,320,913   
    21,838      Diageo Plc     669,256   
    49,959      Kingfisher Plc     298,129   
    1,864,631      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     2,097,381   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued  
    91,320      Marks & Spencer Group Plc     667,579   
    9,361      Next Plc     709,988   
    44,787      Prudential Plc     749,110   
    9,274      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     630,253   
    14,964      Rio Tinto Plc     675,621   
    95,356      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     3,084,002   
    71,216      Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     2,396,986   
    326,996      RSA Insurance Group Plc     601,506   
    129,745      TUI Travel Plc     692,744   
    280,495      Vodafone Group Plc     903,619   
    9,108      Wolseley Plc     460,583   
    29,433      WPP Plc     545,262   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     32,464,941   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 52.6%  
    24,500      3M Co.     2,782,710   
    44,400      Abbott Laboratories     1,479,852   
    11,600      AbbVie, Inc.     494,276   
    14,600      Accenture Plc - Class A     1,054,850   
    17,386      Aetna, Inc.     1,102,099   
    3,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. *     522,960   
    18,800      AFLAC, Inc.     1,086,452   
    5,000      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     538,800   
    3,500      Allergan, Inc.     309,330   
    18,200      Allstate Corp. (The)     872,144   
    22,900      Altria Group, Inc.     775,852   
    25,600      American Capital Agency Corp. (REIT)     582,656   
    9,400      American Express Co.     675,954   
    31,200      American International Group, Inc. *     1,449,552   
    8,500      American Tower Corp. (REIT)     590,665   
    18,600      Amgen, Inc.     2,026,284   
    12,300      Assurant, Inc.     652,392   
    29,800      AT&T, Inc.     1,008,134   
    19,800      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,408,968   
    1,000      AutoZone, Inc. *     419,940   
    212,500      Bank of America Corp.     3,000,500   
    15,100      Baxter International, Inc.     1,050,356   
    5,200      BE Aerospace, Inc. *     354,588   
    13,600      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     1,324,368   
    5,000      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     368,700   
    25,300      Best Buy Co., Inc.     910,800   
    3,500      Biogen Idec, Inc. *     745,570   
    4,700      BlackRock, Inc.     1,223,504   
    10,800      Boeing Co.     1,122,336   
    21,100      Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.     879,659   
    18,800      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     735,644   
    9,600      CBRE Group, Inc. *     209,952   
    23,100      CBS Corp. - Class B (Non Voting)     1,180,410   
    9,600      Celgene Corp. *     1,343,808   
    38,200      Chevron Corp.     4,600,426   
    15,900      CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     904,233   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
    82,600      Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,925,406   
    58,500      Citigroup, Inc.     2,827,305   
    22,300      Coach, Inc.     1,177,663   
    65,700      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     2,508,426   
    11,300      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. -Class A *     828,290   
    13,200      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     762,564   
    11,200      Comcast Corp. - Class A     471,408   
    20,600      Comcast Corp. - Special Class A     839,244   
    10,700      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     361,874   
    7,600      ConocoPhillips     503,880   
    11,600      Covidien Plc     689,040   
    6,300      CR Bard, Inc.     723,681   
    6,000      Cree, Inc. *     332,940   
    6,100      Crown Castle International Corp. *     423,462   
    10,600      Danaher Corp.     694,512   
    71,400      Dell, Inc.     983,178   
    29,700      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     585,981   
    16,900      Discover Financial Services     798,525   
    9,300      Dollar Tree, Inc. *     490,110   
    5,800      Eastman Chemical Co.     440,800   
    32,100      eBay, Inc. *     1,604,679   
    19,400      Ecolab, Inc.     1,772,190   
    37,100      Eli Lilly & Co.     1,906,940   
    20,600      EMC Corp.     531,068   
    5,800      Entergy Corp.     366,734   
    5,300      EOG Resources, Inc.     832,365   
    4,800      EQT Corp.     411,456   
    13,300      Exelon Corp.     405,517   
    7,000      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     283,920   
    10,300      Fastenal Co.     453,097   
    10,300      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     379,452   
    15,300      Franklin Resources, Inc.     706,248   
    13,600      GameStop Corp. - Class A     682,856   
    14,600      Gannett Co., Inc.     351,714   
    16,400      Gap Inc. (The)     663,216   
    25,100      General Growth Properties, Inc. (REIT)     481,418   
    60,700      General Motors Co. *     2,068,656   
    19,100      General Dynamics Corp.     1,590,075   
    11,500      General Mills, Inc.     567,180   
    9,700      Genuine Parts Co.     746,997   
    49,700      Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A *     586,460   
    23,600      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     1,422,372   
    9,600      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     1,460,448   
    5,500      Google, Inc. - Class A *     4,657,950   
    6,200      Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. *     535,122   
    11,200      Halliburton Co.     537,600   
    54,800      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     1,622,080   
    5,400      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     340,416   
    20,700      Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. *     497,421   
    95,100      Hewlett-Packard Co.     2,124,534   
 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
    11,500      HollyFrontier Corp.     511,520   
    43,400      Home Depot, Inc.     3,232,866   
    17,400      Hormel Foods Corp.     720,882   
    6,000      Humana, Inc.     552,480   
    34,700      Intel Corp.     762,706   
    15,000      International Paper Co.     708,150   
    15,200      International Business Machines Corp.     2,770,504   
    13,400      Intuit, Inc.     851,302   
    800      Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     309,216   
    11,500      Invesco Ltd.     349,140   
    62,800      Johnson & Johnson     5,426,548   
    67,300      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,400,669   
    4,000      Kansas City Southern     421,680   
    17,300      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,617,204   
    16,000      Kroger Co. (The)     585,600   
    8,600      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     776,838   
    13,500      Las Vegas Sands Corp.     760,725   
    18,600      Lincoln National Corp.     781,944   
    2,000      LinkedIn Corp. *     480,080   
    21,500      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     985,130   
    17,800      LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A     1,248,670   
    4,000      M&T Bank Corp.     453,360   
    15,900      Marathon Petroleum Corp.     1,152,909   
    20,300      Marathon Oil Corp.     698,929   
    24,500      Masco Corp.     463,540   
    25,500      McDonald’s Corp.     2,406,180   
    16,400      Medtronic, Inc.     848,700   
    39,800      Merck & Co., Inc.     1,882,142   
    33,900      MetLife, Inc.     1,565,841   
    32,000      Micron Technology, Inc. *     434,240   
    197,200      Microsoft Corp.     6,586,480   
    3,100      Mohawk Industries, Inc. *     364,219   
    11,000      Monsanto Co.     1,076,790   
    14,300      Monster Beverage Corp. *     820,677   
    9,000      Moody’s Corp.     572,040   
    32,000      Morgan Stanley     824,320   
    2,100      Netflix, Inc. *     596,211   
    29,200      Nike, Inc. - Class B     1,834,344   
    7,000      Noble Energy, Inc.     430,010   
    4,800      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     589,008   
    71,300      Oracle Corp.     2,271,618   
    27,800      Paychex, Inc.     1,075,304   
    40,000      PepsiCo, Inc.     3,189,200   
    140,673      Pfizer, Inc.     3,968,385   
    30,900      Philip Morris International, Inc.     2,578,296   
    24,000      Phillips 66     1,370,400   
    4,900      PPG Industries, Inc.     765,429   
    52,900      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     4,120,381   
    12,900      Prudential Financial, Inc.     965,952   
    22,500      Pulte Homes, Inc.     346,275   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
    36,900      Qualcomm, Inc.     2,445,732   
    6,800      Raytheon Co.     512,788   
    4,800      Realogy Holdings Corp. *     203,184   
    2,300      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     557,313   
    19,900      Reynolds American, Inc.     947,837   
    13,600      Rockwell Collins, Inc.     962,472   
    9,800      Ross Stores, Inc.     659,148   
    8,300      SanDisk Corp.     457,994   
    3,800      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     655,120   
    8,900      Sigma–Aldrich Corp.     733,983   
    109,500      Sirius XM Radio, Inc.     392,010   
    10,500      Southwestern Energy Co. *     401,100   
    43,900      Staples, Inc.     610,649   
    16,400      Starbucks Corp.     1,156,528   
    11,300      State Street Corp.     753,936   
    18,900      Stryker Corp.     1,264,221   
    41,400      Sysco Corp.     1,325,628   
    4,700      Teradata Corp. *     275,232   
    9,200      Tesoro Corp.     424,028   
    19,900      Texas Instruments, Inc.     760,180   
    15,700      Time Warner, Inc.     950,321   
    26,300      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     1,386,536   
    10,600      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     846,940   
    20,700      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     648,531   
    11,100      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class B     348,429   
    3,600      Union Pacific Corp.     552,744   
    13,400      United Continental Holdings, Inc. *     381,364   
    28,615      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2,052,840   
    10,700      United Technologies Corp.     1,071,070   
    19,500      Unum Group     575,835   
    39,000      Valero Energy Corp.     1,385,670   
    4,400      Valspar Corp.     273,504   
    7,900      Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *     556,555   
    21,000      Verizon Communications, Inc.     994,980   
    3,500      VF Corp.     655,235   
    15,600      Visa, Inc. - Class A     2,720,952   
    15,000      Walgreen Co.     721,050   
    47,400      Wal–Mart Stores, Inc.     3,459,252   
    17,500      WellPoint, Inc.     1,489,950   
    23,000      Wells Fargo & Co.     944,840   
    9,200      Western Digital Corp.     570,400   
    16,300      Weyerhaeuser Co. (REIT)     446,294   
    4,000      Whirlpool Corp.     514,600   
    5,100      WW Grainger, Inc.     1,261,485   
    37,300      Yahoo!, Inc. *     1,011,576   
    9,500      Yum! Brands, Inc.     665,190   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     202,237,454   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $319,669,157)     366,473,625   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   7


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%   
    Germany — 0.6%   
    3,599      Henkel AG & Co KGaA 1.28%     348,773   
    14,679      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.15%     1,235,216   
    2,337      Volkswagen AG 2.09%     531,544   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     2,115,533   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $1,602,082)     2,115,533   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.0%   
    United States — 3.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    459,227      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     11,480,665   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $11,483,965)     11,480,665   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%   
    Time Deposits — 0.5%   

AUD

    5,320      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     4,735   

DKK

    8,351      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, (0.10)%, due 09/03/13     1,480   

JPY

    278,335      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     2,846   

SGD

    19,176      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     15,033   

USD

    1,937,771      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     1,937,771   

USD

    102,028      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     102,028   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     2,063,893   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $2,063,893)     2,063,893   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4% (Cost $334,819,097)     382,133,716   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.6%     2,264,325   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $384,398,041   
     

 

 

 

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
   

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  10/25/2013      BNYM     AUD        953,638        USD        861,970      $ 16,093   
  10/25/2013      BOA     AUD        1,237,051        USD        1,117,441        20,177   
  10/25/2013      SSB     AUD        1,237,051        USD        1,117,411        20,146   
  10/25/2013      BBH     EUR        1,803,658        USD        2,422,349        38,109   
  10/25/2013      BCLY     EUR        2,540,031        USD        3,411,503        53,859   
  10/25/2013      BNYM     EUR        592,850        USD        795,362        11,678   
  10/25/2013      BOA     EUR        4,712,604        USD        6,307,787        78,238   
  10/25/2013      DB     EUR        3,796,056        USD        5,102,279        84,306   
  10/25/2013      JPM     EUR        3,255,700        USD        4,373,024        69,343   
  10/25/2013      MSCI     EUR        3,213,814        USD        4,315,840        67,528   
  10/25/2013      SSB     EUR        3,212,222        USD        4,299,238        53,030   
  10/25/2013      DB     NOK        4,122,132        USD        692,074        19,815   
  10/25/2013      BBH     USD        792,754        CAD        825,217        (10,293
  10/25/2013      BBH     USD        67,829        GBP        43,306        (744
  10/25/2013      BCLY     USD        412,518        CAD        429,283        (5,477
  10/25/2013      BCLY     USD        303,223        CHF        277,604        (4,746
  10/25/2013      BCLY     USD        2,541,106        HKD        19,700,707        (113
  10/25/2013      BNYM     USD        2,101,404        CAD        2,189,222        (25,608
  10/25/2013      BNYM     USD        335,703        CHF        307,944        (4,605
  10/25/2013      BOA     USD        2,107,594        CAD        2,189,221        (31,799
  10/25/2013      BOA     USD        330,184        CHF        303,347        (4,028
Settlement
Date
   

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  10/25/2013      BOA     USD        1,817,709        HKD        14,092,107      $ (112
  10/25/2013      BOA     USD        1,210,357        SGD        1,544,058        176   
  10/25/2013      DB     USD        2,103,742        CAD        2,189,217        (27,950
  10/25/2013      DB     USD        336,182        CHF        307,943        (5,085
  10/25/2013      DB     USD        3,030,772        HKD        23,497,577        (60
  10/25/2013      DB     USD        1,856,871        SGD        2,367,511        (757
  10/25/2013      JPM     USD        701,155        CHF        643,038        (9,766
  10/25/2013      JPM     USD        245,683        GBP        156,686        (2,964
  10/25/2013      JPM     USD        1,771,415        HKD        13,733,554        (64
  10/25/2013      JPM     USD        2,615,085        SGD        3,332,189        (2,669
  10/25/2013      MSCI     USD        192,480        GBP        122,892        (2,110
  10/25/2013      MSCI     USD        2,541,188        HKD        19,700,708        (195
  10/25/2013      MSCI     USD        1,455,469        SGD        1,856,084        (310
  10/25/2013      RBS     USD        2,354        CHF        2,156        (36
  10/25/2013      RBS     USD        2,604,161        HKD        20,189,866        (76
  10/25/2013      RBS     USD        1,525,657        SGD        1,943,689        (1,817
  10/25/2013      SSB     USD        993,614        HKD        7,703,303        (44
  10/25/2013      SSB     USD        2,228,445        SGD        2,843,540        874   
           

 

 

 
            $ 391,944   
           

 

 

 
 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
9   DAX   September 2013   $ 2,414,374      $ (5,796
46   FTSE 100   September 2013     4,571,173        112,999   
113   S&P 500 E-Mini Index   September 2013     9,216,845        (25,257
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 16,202,392      $ 81,946   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
30   SPI 200   September 2013   $ 3,399,478      $ (178,988
29   TOPIX   September 2013     3,232,757        51,571   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 6,632,235      $ (127,417
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.0

Mutual Funds

    2.0   

Preferred Stocks

    0.7   

Short-Term Investments

    0.7   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Other

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    25.0

Japan

    21.4   

France

    12.6   

Germany

    8.9   

Spain

    7.7   

Australia

    5.3   

Italy

    4.9   

Switzerland

    3.0   

Hong Kong

    2.0   

Netherlands

    1.3   

Singapore

    1.2   

Sweden

    1.1   

Finland

    1.0   

Belgium

    0.8   

Canada

    0.7   

Austria

    0.6   

New Zealand

    0.6   

Greece

    0.5   

Norway

    0.4   

Portugal

    0.4   

Ireland

    0.3   

Israel

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.1   

Malta

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Energy

    15.1

Banks

    11.8   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    9.6   

Telecommunication Services

    9.2   

Capital Goods

    8.4   

Utilities

    6.6   

Automobiles & Components

    6.2   

Materials

    6.1   

Insurance

    4.5   

Retailing

    3.3   

Real Estate

    3.2   

Diversified Financials

    2.2   

Transportation

    2.1   

Consumer Services

    2.0   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    1.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.5   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    1.5   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    1.3   

Media

    1.2   

Software & Services

    1.0   

Household & Personal Products

    0.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.3   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.2   

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

10    


GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
     
    COMMON STOCKS — 96.0%   
    Australia — 5.1%   
    100,362      Amcor Ltd     928,501   
    4,239,643      Arrium Ltd     4,203,884   
    137,691      BHP Billiton Ltd     4,354,303   
    1,203,917      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     5,324,685   
    84,193      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     5,431,626   
    214,136      CSL Ltd     12,930,649   
    17,431      David Jones Ltd     43,587   
    3,198,225      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     2,096,261   
    622,039      GPT Group (REIT)     1,959,522   
    206,493      Insurance Australia Group Ltd     1,066,266   
    774,951      Investa Office Fund (REIT)     2,021,671   
    206,485      JB Hi–Fi Ltd     3,453,444   
    89,704      Macquarie Group Ltd     3,476,491   
    1,960,230      Mirvac Group (REIT)     2,856,373   
    287,893      Myer Holdings Ltd     701,770   
    146,997      National Australia Bank Ltd     4,221,938   
    1,522,140      Pacific Brands Ltd     1,024,715   
    866,056      Qantas Airways Ltd *     1,049,939   
    1,009,040      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     13,593,808   
    1,641,177      Stockland (REIT)     5,428,274   
    830,452      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     2,374,054   
    281,661      Tatts Group Ltd     802,504   
    1,517,687      Telstra Corp Ltd     6,604,040   
    756,049      Westpac Banking Corp     20,987,808   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     106,936,113   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.6%   
    162,013      OMV AG     7,477,083   
    25,339      Raiffeisen Bank International AG     869,320   
    111,295      Voestalpine AG     4,756,451   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     13,102,854   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.8%   
    188,796      Ageas     7,424,144   
    142,401      Belgacom SA     3,408,944   
    72,777      Delhaize Group     4,648,936   
    30,183      KBC Groep NV     1,325,528   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     16,807,552   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 1.3%   
    574,000      Blackberry Ltd *     5,798,310   
    305,400      Bombardier Inc     1,388,841   
    41,900      Canadian Oil Sands Ltd     803,948   
    9,900      Canadian Tire Corp Ltd     837,360   
    30,500      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     3,586,856   
    210,530      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     3,495,841   
    89,500      Husky Energy Inc     2,530,438   
    37,400      Magna International Inc - Class A     2,874,683   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Canada — continued   
    32,855      Methanex Corp     1,526,870   
    45,900      Metro Inc - Class A     2,938,855   
    216,500      Sherritt International Corp     756,404   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     26,538,406   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 0.1%   
    23,306      Coloplast A/S     1,264,646   
    33,571      GN Store Nord A/S     690,715   
    14,544      Pandora A/S     523,048   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     2,478,409   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 1.0%   
    19,875      Kone Oyj - Class B     1,622,436   
    133,182      Neste Oil Oyj     2,442,532   
    3,124,635      Nokia Oyj *     12,123,004   
    64,159      Sampo Oyj - Class A     2,670,635   
    63,932      Tieto Oyj     1,271,690   
    19,366      Wartsila Oyj     901,675   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     21,031,972   
     

 

 

 
    France — 12.4%   
    589,452      Air France–KLM *     4,433,920   
    160,834      ArcelorMittal     2,057,654   
    390,263      AXA     8,505,814   
    231,485      BNP Paribas     14,513,333   
    115,582      Bouygues SA     3,609,039   
    46,739      Carrefour SA     1,463,406   
    37,868      Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B     3,624,557   
    114,767      Credit Agricole SA *     1,159,457   
    161,736      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     9,313,105   
    566,259      GDF Suez     12,286,040   
    34,744      L’Oreal SA     5,800,606   
    111,696      Lagardere SCA     3,403,971   
    719,261      Orange     7,301,312   
    801,518      Peugeot SA *     11,385,531   
    34,868      Publicis Groupe SA     2,593,315   
    35,124      Rallye SA     1,235,474   
    216,174      Renault SA     15,462,808   
    45,076      Safran SA     2,501,633   
    347,496      Sanofi     33,302,799   
    422,415      Societe Generale     18,498,982   
    1,583,358      Total SA     87,679,887   
    5,905      Valeo SA     444,454   
    479,010      Vivendi SA     9,716,565   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     260,293,662   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 5.7%   
    31,252      Adidas AG     3,306,090   
 

 

  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)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — continued   
    74,983      Allianz SE (Registered)     10,742,559   
    72,572      Aurubis AG     4,185,871   
    106,347      Bayer AG (Registered)     11,819,972   
    8,447      Continental AG     1,274,860   
    58,276      Daimler AG (Registered)     3,998,777   
    261,143      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     4,658,714   
    64,842      Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)     2,814,843   
    163,438      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     4,724,282   
    74,506      Duerr AG     4,996,720   
    2,025,155      E.ON AG     32,046,781   
    94,886      Leoni AG     5,208,126   
    15,548      Merck KGaA     2,362,013   
    38,370      Metro AG     1,405,994   
    53,679      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     9,781,395   
    25,346      ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Registered)     1,073,597   
    323,391      RWE AG     8,881,920   
    54,426      Salzgitter AG     2,063,557   
    48,982      Sky Deutschland AG *     409,803   
    121,979      Suedzucker AG     3,938,385   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     119,694,259   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.4%   
    1,771      Hellenic Exchanges SA     13,031   
    154,927      Marfin Investment Group Holdings SA *     57,525   
    559,433      OPAP SA     5,533,497   
    362,941      Public Power Corp SA     3,418,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     9,022,319   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 2.0%   
    546,000      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     2,463,872   
    499,000      AIA Group Ltd     2,177,728   
    319,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     4,546,597   
    2,081,800      Esprit Holdings Ltd     3,540,009   
    1,095,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     6,648,400   
    126,030      Link (REIT)     577,413   
    3,245,000      Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     2,018,416   
    892,400      Sands China Ltd     5,108,616   
    440,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     5,690,761   
    283,500      Swire Pacific Ltd     3,241,678   
    305,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     2,488,272   
    984,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd     915,019   
    566,000      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     1,731,651   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     41,148,432   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.2%   
    309,192      C&C Group Plc     1,712,088   
    40,245      Paddy Power Plc     3,237,249   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     4,949,337   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Israel — 0.2%   
    396,070      Africa Israel Investments Ltd *     697,699   
    283,039      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd     461,167   
    226,368      Partner Communications Co Ltd     1,655,860   
    1,287      Paz Oil Co Ltd *     197,660   
    37,241      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd     1,423,591   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     4,435,977   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 4.8%   
    1,134,346      A2A SPA     983,974   
    3,766      Ansaldo STS SPA     32,629   
    131,045      Azimut Holding SPA     2,811,935   
    8,699,711      Enel SPA     28,684,901   
    1,026,211      ENI SPA     23,374,811   
    16,127      Exor SPA     549,506   
    979,478      Fiat SPA *     7,381,196   
    1,323,895      Finmeccanica SPA *     6,772,830   
    3,609,628      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     7,069,925   
    867,940      Mediaset SPA *     3,560,995   
    486,461      Mediolanum SPA     3,385,571   
    150,730      Recordati SPA     1,695,714   
    10,160,713      Telecom Italia SPA     7,076,738   
    7,020,762      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     3,881,550   
    700,184      UniCredit SPA     3,954,588   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     101,216,863   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 21.1%   
    8,700      ABC-Mart Inc     363,310   
    2,206      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     2,387,658   
    805      Advance Residence Investment Corp (REIT)     1,632,089   
    239,500      Aeon Co Ltd     3,263,319   
    149,000      Astellas Pharma Inc     7,580,807   
    4,300      Avex Group Holding Inc     120,893   
    91,000      Bridgestone Corp     2,970,123   
    86,000      Credit Saison Co Ltd     1,964,387   
    404,150      Daiei Inc *     1,380,839   
    1,121,000      Daikyo Inc     3,237,325   
    121,300      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     11,071,531   
    556,000      Daiwabo Holdings Co Ltd     919,448   
    650,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     5,199,914   
    283,700      Dena Co Ltd     5,545,642   
    742,000      DIC Corp     1,886,039   
    1,800      Fast Retailing Co Ltd     579,506   
    650,000      Fuji Electric Co Ltd     2,380,317   
    451,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     10,857,587   
    82,000      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     1,437,832   
    25,200      GMO internet Inc     277,174   
    2,848      GungHo Online Entertainment Inc *     1,926,242   
    339,000      Gunze Ltd     842,664   
 

 

12   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    319,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     1,372,395   
    3,582,873      Haseko Corp *     4,154,923   
    212,000      Hino Motors Ltd     2,746,438   
    618      INPEX Corp     2,786,674   
    1,157,500      Itochu Corp     13,030,242   
    47,200      J Trust Co Ltd     696,029   
    303,900      JFE Holdings Inc     6,665,879   
    231,000      Juki Corp *     347,324   
    2,861,130      JX Holdings Inc     15,033,274   
    173,120      K’s Holdings Corp     5,259,821   
    209,680      Kakaku.com Inc     3,835,343   
    130,600      Kao Corp     3,801,181   
    2,856,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     6,391,382   
    297,708      KDDI Corp     14,152,562   
    273,000      Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co Ltd     1,516,491   
    1,054,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     1,668,381   
    115,284      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     1,233,817   
    182,000      Kubota Corp     2,460,414   
    164,000      Kurimoto Ltd     447,630   
    677,500      Leopalace21 Corp *     4,151,077   
    1,119,000      Marubeni Corp     8,082,351   
    2,402,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     9,562,493   
    1,198      Medinet Co Ltd *     435,956   
    184,994      Medipal Holdings Corp     2,059,160   
    24,704      MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd     1,274,512   
    3,900      Misawa Homes Co Ltd     55,382   
    180,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd     4,650,118   
    427,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     2,329,397   
    1,095,500      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     5,129,767   
    818,600      Mitsubishi Corp     15,229,069   
    717,783      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     1,289,948   
    115,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     3,600,136   
    579,600      Mitsui & Co Ltd     8,015,216   
    906,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     2,103,292   
    1,484,866      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     5,822,585   
    3,075,500      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     6,233,720   
    30,200      Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,059,359   
    158,500      Namco Bandai Holdings Inc     2,521,227   
    331,000      NEC Corp     699,250   
    2,718,400      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     3,432,293   
    226,500      Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd     3,071,909   
    699,000      Nippon Steel Corp     1,974,424   
    207,600      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     10,531,903   
    1,738,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     4,915,176   
    199,108      Nipro Corp     1,708,717   
    48,700      Nitori Holdings Co Ltd     4,345,782   
    45,100      Nitto Denko Corp     2,385,129   
    941,400      Nomura Holdings Inc     6,490,779   
    386,097      North Pacific Bank Ltd     1,501,380   
    4,778      NTT Docomo Inc     7,638,248   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    470,000      Orient Corp *     1,104,216   
    13,500      Pigeon Corp     619,057   
    88,620      Point Inc     4,155,859   
    2,823,400      Resona Holdings Inc     13,397,251   
    266,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     2,862,375   
    408,900      Round One Corp     2,290,266   
    50,800      Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     4,450,920   
    52,800      Sanix Inc *     711,573   
    93,600      Sankyo Co Ltd     4,343,250   
    2,200      Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc     79,348   
    3,500      SHO–BOND Holdings Co Ltd     137,711   
    69,200      SoftBank Corp     4,317,122   
    2,200,400      Sojitz Corp     3,908,228   
    1,416,420      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     1,390,513   
    1,073,900      Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co Ltd *     825,370   
    1,046,600      Sumitomo Corp     13,184,972   
    171,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     7,529,639   
    576,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     2,487,500   
    90,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     3,933,408   
    465,000      Taisei Corp     1,895,156   
    28,900      Takara Bio Inc     561,425   
    312,200      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     14,128,516   
    550,100      Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The) *     2,768,794   
    91,000      Tokyu Land Corp     838,080   
    190,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     1,721,724   
    461,000      Toshiba Corp     1,816,685   
    359,000      Tosoh Corp     1,273,960   
    102,000      Toyobo Co Ltd     166,784   
    563,500      Toyota Motor Corp     33,895,337   
    382,700      Toyota Tsusho Corp     8,745,714   
    833,645      Unitika Ltd *     447,822   
    460,900      UNY Co Ltd     2,929,978   
    291,728      Wacom Co Ltd     2,489,592   
    1,056      Yahoo! Japan Corp     520,192   
    236,220      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     7,440,040   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     442,092,978   
     

 

 

 
    Malta — 0.0%   
    15,998,662      BGP Holdings Plc *       
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 1.3%   
    969,814      Aegon NV     6,903,300   
    139,936      CSM NV     3,310,756   
    62,543      Delta Lloyd NV     1,194,498   
    10,054      Heineken NV     690,528   
    388,557      ING Groep NV *     4,230,460   
    92,378      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     2,856,517   
    604,426      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     2,468,253   
    662,903      Koninklijke KPN NV *     1,934,145   
    210,682      PostNL NV *     743,226   
 

 

  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)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Netherlands — continued   
    934,497      SNS REAAL NV * (a)       
    42,500      Wereldhave NV (REIT)     2,830,700   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     27,162,383   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 0.6%   
    1,023,735      Chorus Ltd     2,295,335   
    521,810      Fletcher Building Ltd     3,523,365   
    3,106,547      Telecom Corp of New Zealand     5,448,151   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     11,266,851   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.4%   
    91,441      Aker Solutions ASA     1,386,078   
    80,207      DNB ASA     1,243,361   
    10,602      Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA *     379,015   
    103,826      Statoil ASA     2,277,870   
    124,353      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     3,659,772   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     8,946,096   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.4%   
    2,268,725      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     8,018,012   
    255,369      Portugal Telecom SGPS SA     963,952   
     

 

 

 
    Total Portugal     8,981,964   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 1.2%   
    766,000      China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd *     318,266   
    699,000      Ezion Holdings Ltd     1,238,972   
    1,804,000      Ezra Holdings Ltd *     1,170,265   
    18,114,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     7,931,535   
    1,931,000      Noble Group Ltd     1,220,564   
    3,905,000      Singapore Telecommunications     10,722,427   
    284,000      Vard Holdings Ltd *     190,600   
    1,799,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     1,329,757   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     24,122,386   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 7.6%   
    63,331      Abengoa SA     165,247   
    100,755      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     2,833,985   
    107,308      Amadeus IT Holding SA - Class A     3,465,554   
    2,017,966      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     19,284,664   
    7,112,847      Banco Santander SA     50,261,074   
    471,110      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     3,723,911   
    121,320      Enagas     2,755,989   
    86,628      Ferrovial SA     1,435,283   
    72,447      Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA     1,289,739   
    589,361      Gas Natural SDG SA     11,539,503   
    17,292      Grifols SA     694,509   
    2,609,110      Iberdrola SA     13,827,128   
    451,484      Repsol YPF SA     10,477,038   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Spain — continued   
    2,714,093      Telefonica SA *     36,896,801   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     158,650,425   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 1.1%   
    176,067      Boliden AB     2,569,344   
    103,090      Ericsson LM B Shares     1,212,421   
    180,271      Investor AB     5,194,906   
    90,067      NCC AB - Class B     2,354,357   
    142,429      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     1,461,258   
    100,635      Svenska Cellulosa AB - Class B     2,457,630   
    54,940      Svenska Handelsbanken AB - A Shares     2,356,681   
    200,043      Swedbank AB - Class A     4,524,592   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     22,131,189   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 3.0%   
    105,406      ABB Ltd     2,254,406   
    30,056      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     2,853,195   
    172,982      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     4,986,105   
    502      Givaudan SA (Registered)     675,608   
    345,554      Novartis AG (Registered)     25,173,513   
    72,699      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     18,121,332   
    5,720      Swatch Group AG     3,290,495   
    6,031      Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)     1,129,406   
    41,959      Swiss Re AG     3,215,482   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     61,699,542   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 24.7%   
    564,935      Aberdeen Asset Management Plc     3,087,083   
    39,278      Admiral Group Plc     768,631   
    281,373      ARM Holdings Plc     3,806,649   
    118,859      Ashtead Group Plc     1,184,672   
    40,722      Associated British Foods Plc     1,165,006   
    992,138      AstraZeneca Plc     48,850,304   
    580,686      Aviva Plc     3,475,791   
    2,809,095      BAE Systems Plc     18,937,889   
    6,084,866      Barclays Plc     26,655,414   
    201,882      BBA Aviation Plc     963,758   
    426,127      BG Group Plc     8,108,395   
    559,405      BHP Billiton Plc     16,270,518   
    8,230,768      BP Plc     56,914,255   
    905,254      BT Group Plc     4,559,330   
    153,248      Bunzl Plc     3,234,181   
    1,835,747      Darty Plc     2,294,369   
    6,718,820      Dixons Retail Plc *     4,296,607   
    459,647      Drax Group Plc     4,968,155   
    146,788      easyJet Plc     2,808,719   
    348,101      FirstGroup Plc     619,134   
    99      Game Group Plc * (a) (b)       
 

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    619,615      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     15,802,396   
    5,299      Halfords Group Plc     29,731   
    7,824      Hargreaves Lansdown Plc     121,188   
    2,618,227      Home Retail Group Plc     5,776,684   
    138,580      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     4,582,028   
    74,379      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     2,083,023   
    1,777,237      ITV Plc     4,533,968   
    156,796      Lancashire Holdings Ltd     1,747,786   
    18,651,652      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     20,979,814   
    7,131      Micro Focus International Plc     87,504   
    36,638      Mondi Plc     564,722   
    164,260      Next Plc     12,458,358   
    76,673      Persimmon Plc, Bonus Shares     1,306,819   
    281,188      Playtech Ltd     2,949,940   
    616,504      Premier Foods Plc *     1,259,280   
    617,772      Prudential Plc     10,332,887   
    86,700      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     5,892,061   
    147,672      Reed Elsevier Plc     1,810,843   
    739,445      Rio Tinto Plc     33,385,779   
    518,630      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     8,945,178   
    657,783      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     3,398,132   
    1,544,013      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     49,936,444   
    762,264      Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     25,656,262   
    117,438      Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     2,845,296   
    133,222      Spectris Plc     4,585,792   
    448,244      Standard Life Assurance Plc     2,302,972   
    232,574      Taylor Wimpey Plc     358,582   
    1,618,746      Tesco Plc     9,199,252   
    1,759,676      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     3,848,038   
    737,141      Trinity Mirror Plc *     1,360,908   
    351,215      Tullett Prebon Plc     1,861,002   
    14,357,348      Vodafone Group Plc     46,252,431   
    27,266      Whitbread Plc     1,302,318   
    287,466      WH Smith Plc     3,775,337   
    872,477      William Hill Plc     5,615,753   
    327,920      WPP Plc     6,074,893   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     515,992,261   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $1,863,698,020)     2,008,702,230   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7%   
    Germany — 0.7%   
    140,992      Porsche Automobil Holding SE 3.15%     11,864,267   
    8,463      Volkswagen AG 2.09%     1,924,886   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     13,789,153   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $10,898,977)     13,789,153   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.0%   
    United States — 2.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    1,691,257      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     42,281,429   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $42,292,133)     42,281,429   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%   
    Time Deposits — 0.7%   

CAD

    12,466      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%, due 09/03/13     11,835   

EUR

    849      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (c)     1,121   

GBP

    9,010      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.07%, due 09/03/13     13,963   

HKD

    36,552      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     4,714   

SGD

    427,500      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     335,137   

JPY

    36,599,169      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     372,772   

AUD

    340,280      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     302,866   

USD

    10,286,699      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     10,286,699   

USD

    3,858,305      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     3,858,305   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     15,187,412   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $15,187,412)     15,187,412   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4% (Cost $1,932,076,542)     2,079,960,224   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.6%     13,547,085   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,093,507,309   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     AUD        3,397,694        USD        3,070,224      $ 56,468   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    AUD        2,923,250        USD        2,640,776        47,852   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    AUD        8,053,366        USD        7,279,236        135,896   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    AUD        7,282,420        USD        6,578,283        118,772   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    AUD        6,971,359        USD        6,298,232        114,633   
10/25/2013  

SSB

    AUD        4,682,251        USD        4,229,412        76,253   
10/25/2013  

BBH

    CAD        2,962,371        USD        2,845,834        36,946   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        399,308        USD        383,714        5,094   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    CAD        7,630,008        USD        7,323,941        89,251   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    CAD        4,429,000        USD        4,263,861        64,331   
10/25/2013  

DB

    CAD        4,523,207        USD        4,346,604        57,749   
10/25/2013  

JPM

    CAD        3,575        USD        3,433        43   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    CAD        3,686,466        USD        3,541,196        45,729   
10/25/2013  

RBS

    CAD        2,822,461        USD        2,712,171        35,944   
10/25/2013  

SSB

    CAD        99,993        USD        96,255        1,443   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    EUR        13,053,422        USD        17,531,986        276,784   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    EUR        8,069,639        USD        10,756,326        89,142   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    EUR        6,281,214        USD        8,407,361        104,281   
10/25/2013  

DB

    EUR        9,900,967        USD        13,247,729        159,729   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    EUR        15,044,470        USD        20,203,264        316,114   
10/25/2013  

RBS

    EUR        24,908,163        USD        33,473,059        547,181   
10/25/2013  

SSB

    EUR        23,367,875        USD        31,275,564        385,779   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    GBP        4,138,538        USD        6,481,931        70,991   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    GBP        2,747,854        USD        4,308,470        51,815   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    GBP        5,984,176        USD        9,277,567        7,579   
10/25/2013  

DB

    GBP        10,581,401        USD        16,583,489        192,016   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    GBP        2,720,376        USD        4,260,803        46,713   
10/25/2013  

BBH

    NOK        15,103,311        USD        2,532,328        69,202   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    NOK        18,329,740        USD        3,063,644        74,334   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    NZD        5,791,048        USD        4,602,841        143,499   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    NZD        4,740,813        USD        3,767,993        117,375   
10/25/2013  

BBH

    USD        22,354,649        CHF        20,519,332        (292,440
10/25/2013  

BBH

    USD        7,198,209        HKD        55,805,700        (402
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        3,746,291        CHF        3,429,767        (58,635
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        12,726,255        HKD        98,664,198        (568
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        5,878,422        SGD        7,494,388        (2,867
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    USD        3,738,940        CHF        3,429,767        (51,284
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    USD        9,839,919        HKD        76,288,103        (296
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    USD        500,355        SEK        3,248,054        (10,835
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    USD        4,175,660        SGD        5,320,209        (4,649
10/25/2013  

BOA

    USD        26,803        CHF        24,624        (327
10/25/2013  

BOA

    USD        9,290,375        HKD        72,025,268        (572
10/25/2013  

BOA

    USD        14,272,816        JPY        1,401,062,444        366   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    USD        22,226,117        SGD        28,353,969        3,224   
10/25/2013  

DB

    USD        6,170,172        CHF        5,651,878        (93,322
10/25/2013  

DB

    USD        4,601,920        HKD        35,680,760        176   
10/25/2013  

DB

    USD        2,869,870        SEK        18,608,670        (65,328
10/25/2013  

JPM

    USD        18,982,423        CHF        17,409,008        (264,408
10/25/2013  

JPM

    USD        7,771,950        HKD        60,254,935        (282
Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013  

JPM

    USD        14,562,727        JPY        1,401,062,443      $ (289,545
10/25/2013  

JPM

    USD        2,835,506        SEK        18,416,251        (59,963
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    USD        5,976,082        CHF        5,484,932        (78,731
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    USD        14,685,303        HKD        113,848,652        (1,129
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    USD        7,463,901        SGD        9,518,325        (1,592
10/25/2013  

RBS

    USD        3,258,448        CHF        2,984,530        (49,507
10/25/2013  

RBS

    USD        121,419        SEK        786,528        (2,880
10/25/2013  

SSB

    USD        18,500,447        CHF        17,004,038        (217,852
10/25/2013  

SSB

    USD        18,793,546        HKD        145,702,793        (831
10/25/2013  

SSB

    USD        28,679,919        SGD        36,596,150        11,243   
           

 

 

 
            $ 2,005,702   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
 
Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
187   DAX   September 2013   $ 50,165,323      $ (595,365
14   MSCI Singapore   September 2013     753,217        (8,464
19   SPI 200   September 2013     2,153,003        (6,103
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 53,071,543      $ (609,932
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
86   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013   $ 11,861,844      $ (364,258
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

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.

 

(c) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.0

Mutual Funds

    2.5   

Preferred Stocks

    1.0   

Short-Term Investments

    0.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Other

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    22.4

Japan

    21.0   

Switzerland

    10.4   

Germany

    7.8   

France

    7.1   

Australia

    6.7   

Hong Kong

    3.1   

Canada

    2.6   

Sweden

    2.6   

Denmark

    2.4   

Netherlands

    2.4   

Singapore

    2.4   

Spain

    2.4   

Finland

    1.5   

Italy

    1.4   

Belgium

    1.1   

Ireland

    0.9   

Norway

    0.9   

Israel

    0.6   

Austria

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Greece

    0.0

Portugal

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    15.1

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    10.9   

Banks

    7.1   

Capital Goods

    6.7   

Materials

    6.4   

Automobiles & Components

    6.0   

Insurance

    4.9   

Retailing

    4.0   

Telecommunication Services

    3.7   

Diversified Financials

    3.3   

Energy

    3.0   

Transportation

    3.0   

Software & Services

    2.7   

Household & Personal Products

    2.7   

Real Estate

    2.6   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.5   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    2.5   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    2.4   

Media

    2.2   

Consumer Services

    2.1   

Commercial & Professional Services

    1.9   

Utilities

    1.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    1.8   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       17


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 96.0%   
    Australia — 6.2%   
    520,948      BHP Billiton Ltd     16,474,320   
    176,594      Coca Cola Amatil Ltd     1,922,467   
    55,707      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     3,593,880   
    293,376      CSL Ltd     17,715,574   
    604,754      Insurance Australia Group Ltd     3,122,764   
    40,204      JB Hi–Fi Ltd     672,409   
    260,929      Myer Holdings Ltd     636,043   
    116,334      National Australia Bank Ltd     3,341,258   
    128,022      Primary Health Care Ltd     586,206   
    287,193      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     3,869,070   
    235,574      Rio Tinto Ltd     12,128,716   
    280,546      Suncorp-Metway Ltd     3,064,523   
    2,311,498      Telstra Corp Ltd     10,058,217   
    602,791      Westpac Banking Corp     16,733,389   
    160,848      Woodside Petroleum Ltd     5,443,596   
    648,638      Woolworths Ltd     20,546,443   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     119,908,875   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.3%   
    147,420      Erste Group Bank AG     4,730,525   
    946,419      Immofinanz AG (Entitlement Shares) *       
    9,285      Verbund AG     178,803   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     4,909,328   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 1.1%   
    169,581      Ageas     6,668,541   
    46,445      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     4,331,512   
    40,716      Bekaert NV     1,448,807   
    71,820      Colruyt SA     3,975,861   
    29,882      Delhaize Group     1,908,838   
    55,195      Mobistar SA     823,846   
    36,290      Umicore SA     1,680,376   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     20,837,781   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 2.8%   
    189,000      Canadian National Railway Co     17,724,694   
    64,800      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     7,620,598   
    145,900      Enbridge Inc     5,982,551   
    63,100      Magna International Inc - Class A     4,850,067   
    83,700      Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     2,475,321   
    113,300      Rogers Communications Inc - Class B     4,473,699   
    56,900      Royal Bank of Canada     3,505,943   
    38,800      Saputo Inc     1,722,480   
    25,700      Tim Hortons, Inc.     1,405,412   
    52,996      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc *     5,212,556   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     54,973,321   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Denmark — 2.4%   
    31,725      Chr Hansen Holding A/S     1,051,192   
    120,003      Coloplast A/S - Class B     6,511,681   
    97,857      GN Store Nord A/S     2,013,384   
    180,533      Novo-Nordisk A/S - Class B     30,184,347   
    135,179      Novozymes A/S - B Shares     4,921,764   
    41,615      Pandora A/S     1,496,608   
    30,584      Vestas Wind Systems A/S *     572,026   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     46,751,002   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 1.5%   
    185,567      Fortum Oyj     3,693,327   
    121,419      Kone Oyj - Class B     9,911,677   
    87,664      Neste Oil Oyj     1,607,741   
    26,654      Nokian Renkaat Oyj     1,243,714   
    929,535      Nokia Oyj *     3,606,423   
    43,258      Orion Oyj - Class B     1,000,239   
    56,665      Outotec Oyj     733,854   
    109,769      Sampo Oyj - Class A     4,569,163   
    57,403      Wartsila Oyj     2,672,665   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     29,038,803   
     

 

 

 
    France — 6.1%   
    199,430      Air France–KLM *     1,500,133   
    836,689      Alcatel-Lucent *     2,155,060   
    70,703      AXA     1,540,978   
    59,273      BNP Paribas     3,716,218   
    191,855      Bureau Veritas SA     5,785,761   
    106,783      Carrefour SA     3,343,395   
    32,227      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     3,050,302   
    50,830      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     4,865,223   
    278,597      Credit Agricole SA *     2,814,583   
    50,982      Danone SA     3,796,141   
    41,001      Dassault Systemes SA     5,239,192   
    74,508      Essilor International SA     8,045,735   
    205,443      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     11,829,847   
    12,037      ICADE (REIT)     1,046,610   
    22,513      Iliad SA     5,401,410   
    7,957      Kering     1,797,958   
    95,510      L’Oreal SA     15,945,657   
    33,916      Lafarge SA     2,069,097   
    17,473      Neopost SA     1,223,658   
    54,757      Publicis Groupe SA     4,072,564   
    21,209      Remy Cointreau SA     2,229,486   
    38,843      Safran SA     2,155,713   
    68,386      Sanofi     6,553,875   
    136,283      SES SA - Class A FDR     4,000,224   
    9,556      Societe BIC SA     1,098,721   
    158,864      Societe Generale     6,957,192   
    70,664      Suez Environnement SA     1,053,098   
    14,057      Teleperformance     632,744   
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    France — continued   
    22,426      Valeo SA     1,687,947   
    13,469      Vallourec SA     807,468   
    20,559      Wendel     2,503,933   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     118,919,923   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 6.1%   
    10,819      Adidas AG     1,144,521   
    86,079      Allianz SE (Registered)     12,332,246   
    44,565      Aurubis AG     2,570,459   
    19,347      BASF AG     1,692,231   
    120,551      Bayer AG (Registered)     13,398,680   
    40,710      Beiersdorf AG     3,507,496   
    45,569      Daimler AG (Registered)     3,126,849   
    205,863      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     3,672,535   
    62,259      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     1,799,637   
    51,429      Duerr AG     3,449,069   
    22,587      Fielmann AG     2,298,287   
    182,423      Freenet AG     4,306,169   
    50,087      Hannover Rueck SE     3,496,290   
    17,456      Hochtief AG     1,237,795   
    27,157      Hugo Boss AG     3,309,111   
    29,247      Kabel Deutschland Holding AG     3,322,126   
    17,828      KUKA AG     749,149   
    23,976      Merck KGaA     3,642,373   
    39,101      Metro AG     1,432,780   
    76,314      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG (Registered)
    13,905,948   
    27,114      Salzgitter AG     1,028,025   
    186,645      SAP AG     13,785,370   
    435,756      Sky Deutschland AG *     3,645,710   
    29,155      Software AG     892,975   
    39,607      Stada Arzneimittel AG     1,916,488   
    98,407      Suedzucker AG     3,177,307   
    29,022      Symrise AG     1,269,759   
    92,971      ThyssenKrupp AG *     1,954,141   
    147,489      TUI AG *     1,709,657   
    15,545      Volkswagen AG     3,454,667   
    9,736      Wacker Chemie AG     955,126   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     118,182,976   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.0%   
    66,048      Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA *     595,610   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 3.0%   
    803,500      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     3,625,863   
    247,400      AIA Group Ltd     1,079,699   
    59,500      ASM Pacific Technology Ltd     611,750   
    235,000      Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd     1,586,891   
    297,500      CLP Holdings Ltd     2,380,524   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Hong Kong — continued   
    1,353,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     8,214,872   
    203,200      Hang Seng Bank Ltd     3,153,200   
    274,800      Henderson Land Development Co Ltd     1,605,408   
    249,000      Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd     1,604,748   
    3,654,222      Hong Kong & China Gas     8,466,478   
    137,200      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd     2,097,465   
    16,038      Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd     851,218   
    572,356      Link (REIT)     2,622,279   
    113,000      Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd     382,847   
    676,500      Power Assets Holdings Ltd     5,826,724   
    699,200      Sands China Ltd     4,002,627   
    259,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     3,349,789   
    707,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     5,767,895   
    1,936,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd     1,800,281   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     59,030,558   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.8%   
    218,441      Elan Corp Plc *     3,315,540   
    84,789      Kerry Group Plc - Class A     5,349,455   
    84,465      Paddy Power Plc     6,794,241   
    1      Prothena Corp. Plc *     20   
    53,922      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     1,096,698   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     16,555,954   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.6%   
    141,300      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd     230,226   
    149,070      Israel Chemicals Ltd     1,031,713   
    28,005      Mellanox Technologies Ltd *     1,075,664   
    221,967      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd     8,485,010   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     10,822,613   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 1.1%   
    360,807      Assicurazioni Generali SPA     6,901,460   
    149,964      Atlantia SPA     2,705,266   
    131,590      Azimut Holding SPA     2,823,630   
    599,796      Fiat SPA *     4,519,970   
    149,130      Mediolanum SPA     1,037,884   
    639,621      UniCredit SPA     3,612,533   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     21,600,743   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 20.8%   
    42,100      3-D Matrix Ltd *     1,141,680   
    42,200      ABC-Mart Inc     1,762,263   
    1,017      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     1,100,747   
    32,770      Aeon Mall Co Ltd     851,968   
    135,500      Aeon Co Ltd     1,846,262   
    69,000      Ajinomoto Co Inc     882,449   
    118,300      Anritsu Corp     1,435,794   
    11,900      Arnest One Corp     246,683   
    292,000      Asahi Kasei Corp     2,136,910   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   19


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    197,800      Astellas Pharma Inc     10,063,648   
    99,600      Bridgestone Corp     3,250,816   
    19,900      Calbee Inc     1,938,202   
    14,900      Central Japan Railway Co     1,696,412   
    168,800      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     3,450,002   
    5,099      Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (The)     6,770,919   
    72,000      Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd     1,343,898   
    37,100      Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd     472,962   
    64,800      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     5,914,553   
    177,000      Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     3,162,533   
    792,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     6,335,895   
    149,100      Dena Co Ltd     2,914,541   
    81,400      Eisai Co Ltd     3,304,294   
    32,100      Fanuc Ltd     4,871,485   
    19,400      Fast Retailing Co Ltd     6,245,790   
    392,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     9,437,193   
    62,100      Gree Inc     491,719   
    205,000      Hino Motors Ltd     2,655,754   
    9,900      Hirose Electric Co Ltd     1,297,085   
    94,100      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc     5,033,529   
    919,000      Hitachi Ltd     5,497,536   
    193,900      Hoya Corp     4,110,790   
    8,600      Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd     713,087   
    412,000      IHI Corp     1,654,920   
    308      INPEX Corp     1,388,828   
    574,700      Itochu Corp     6,469,529   
    67,500      Ito En Ltd     1,516,550   
    76,700      Izumi Co Ltd     2,119,568   
    73,900      J Trust Co Ltd     1,089,758   
    161      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp (REIT)     1,707,361   
    909      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     1,667,366   
    81,900      Japan Tobacco Inc     2,766,160   
    157,000      JFE Holdings Inc     3,443,708   
    66,000      JGC Corp     2,247,753   
    32,400      K’s Holdings Corp     984,393   
    162,116      Kakaku.com Inc     2,965,331   
    206,100      Kao Corp     5,998,647   
    228,800      KDDI Corp     10,876,786   
    221,000      Keio Corp     1,489,836   
    29,593      Keyence Corp     9,722,345   
    616,000      Kintetsu Corp     2,280,479   
    1,306,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     2,067,273   
    252,000      Kubota Corp     3,406,727   
    45,500      Lawson Inc     3,417,089   
    37,000      Makita Corp     1,943,146   
    139,500      Matsui Securities Co Ltd     1,174,865   
    2,221,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     8,841,922   
    1,195      Medinet Co Ltd *     434,865   
    183,100      Medipal Holdings Corp     2,038,078   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    240,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd     6,200,157   
    534,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     2,913,110   
    466,000      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     837,462   
    151,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     4,727,136   
    2,001,700      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     4,057,239   
    589      Monex Group Inc     214,434   
    35,100      Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,393,493   
    1,326,000      NEC Corp     2,801,226   
    16,500      Nintendo Co Ltd     1,865,706   
    196,000      Nippon Carbide Industries Co Inc     574,139   
    147      Nippon Building Fund Inc (REIT)     1,595,329   
    53,050      Nitori Holdings Co Ltd     4,733,958   
    60,000      Nitto Denko Corp     3,173,121   
    1,359,300      Nomura Holdings Inc     9,372,122   
    99,000      Nomura Research Institute Ltd     3,073,998   
    3,376      NTT Docomo Inc     5,396,970   
    453,000      Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd     4,121,990   
    301,000      OJI Paper Co Ltd     1,199,483   
    40,600      Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     2,436,805   
    27,700      Oracle Corp     1,127,111   
    27,800      Oriental Land Co Ltd     4,476,486   
    568,000      Orient Corp *     1,334,457   
    5,500      Osaka Securities Exchange Co Ltd     431,591   
    265,400      Panasonic Corp *     2,391,048   
    116,400      Park24 Co Ltd     2,014,972   
    16,540      Point Inc     775,648   
    91,300      Rakuten Inc     1,118,624   
    186,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     2,001,510   
    75,100      Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     3,469,292   
    16,400      Sawai Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd     2,134,282   
    33,500      Secom Co Ltd     1,910,435   
    71,000      Sekisui House Ltd     853,722   
    512,000      Seven Bank Ltd     1,668,851   
    232,000      Sharp Corp *     898,068   
    31,200      Shimamura Co Ltd     3,174,940   
    61,000      Shimano Inc     5,046,998   
    444,000      Shinsei Bank Ltd     868,563   
    74,100      Shionogi & Co Ltd     1,438,972   
    9,200      SMC Corp     1,916,333   
    29,100      SoftBank Corp     1,815,437   
    100,500      Stanley Electric Co Ltd     1,920,506   
    121,500      Sumitomo Rubber Industries     1,699,309   
    166,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     2,217,983   
    172,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     7,573,595   
    483,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     2,085,872   
    83,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     3,627,477   
    28,700      Suzuken Co Ltd     881,664   
    42,400      Suzuki Motor Corp     905,218   
    56,700      Sysmex Corp     3,272,897   
    158,900      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     7,190,971   
 

 

20   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    111,000      Terumo Corp     5,294,367   
    531,000      Tobu Railway Co Ltd     2,665,086   
    190,000      Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     983,305   
    231,000      Tokyu Land Corp     2,127,433   
    906,000      Toshiba Corp     3,570,317   
    242,000      Tosoh Corp     858,769   
    27,600      Toyota Boshoku Corp     359,817   
    683,000      Toyota Motor Corp     41,083,434   
    63,800      Toyota Tsusho Corp     1,458,000   
    46,000      Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     1,380,022   
    75,400      Trend Micro Inc     2,627,425   
    88,200      Tsumura & Co     2,359,523   
    10,400      Tsuruha Holdings Inc     937,158   
    60,200      Unicharm Corp     3,111,618   
    28,770      USS Co Ltd     3,589,399   
    207,400      Wacom Co Ltd     1,769,941   
    13,100      Yahoo! Japan Corp     6,453,133   
    63,300      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     1,993,712   
    71,000      Yamaha Motor Co Ltd     914,103   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     403,557,954   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 2.4%   
    17,591      ASML Holding NV     1,534,851   
    53,388      Heineken NV     3,666,793   
    189,089      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     5,847,019   
    192,259      Koninklijke Ahold NV     3,062,922   
    29,283      Randstad Holdings NV     1,359,468   
    130,744      Reed Elsevier NV     2,360,441   
    740,163      Unilever NV     27,849,134   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     45,680,628   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 0.1%   
    1,126,770      Telecom Corp of New Zealand Ltd     1,976,089   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.9%   
    175,827      DNB ASA     2,725,652   
    952,616      Marine Harvest ASA     884,165   
    19,285      Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA *     689,427   
    107,935      Seadrill Ltd     4,964,887   
    240,273      Statoil ASA     5,271,421   
    48,993      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     1,441,889   
    34,230      Yara International ASA     1,353,029   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     17,330,470   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.0%   
    14,453      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     280,793   
    11,102      Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA     61,054   
     

 

 

 
    Total Portugal     341,847   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Singapore — 2.3%   
    1,105,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     1,169,730   
    608,000      Ezion Holdings Ltd     1,077,675   
    2,238,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     979,948   
    18,952      Keppel (REIT)     17,774   
    236,900      Keppel Corp Ltd     1,871,801   
    2,132,000      Noble Group Ltd     1,347,614   
    689,000      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd     5,326,981   
    865,000      SATS Ltd     2,038,501   
    528,000      SembCorp Industries Ltd     2,018,236   
    561,000      Singapore Exchange Ltd     3,188,488   
    939,000      Singapore Press Holdings Ltd     2,890,054   
    1,743,000      Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     5,399,089   
    3,561,500      Singapore Telecommunications Ltd     9,779,238   
    1,251,000      SMRT Corp Ltd     1,274,210   
    931,000      StarHub Ltd     3,057,507   
    137,000      United Overseas Bank Ltd     2,130,197   
    1,651,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     1,220,360   
    839,000      Yanlord Land Group Ltd     767,471   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     45,554,874   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 2.4%   
    77,828      Amadeus IT Holding SA - Class A     2,513,486   
    426,183      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     4,072,812   
    395,211      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     3,123,964   
    81,032      Enagas     1,840,779   
    246,174      Ferrovial SA     4,078,696   
    122,428      Gas Natural SDG SA     2,397,102   
    33,390      Grifols SA     1,341,063   
    724,489      Iberdrola SA     3,839,471   
    99,442      Inditex SA     13,148,008   
    71,713      Red Electrica de Espana     3,720,414   
    249,822      Repsol YPF SA     5,797,314   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     45,873,109   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 2.6%   
    71,979      Boliden AB     1,050,389   
    177,282      Ericsson LM B Shares     2,084,978   
    552,867      Hennes & Mauritz AB - Class B     20,287,516   
    182,119      Investor AB     5,248,160   
    82,498      Kinnevik Investment AB     2,575,476   
    36,140      Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     2,929,054   
    105,962      Scania AB - Class B     2,115,399   
    356,684      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     3,659,420   
    148,832      Svenska Cellulosa AB - Class B     3,634,659   
    272,547      Swedbank AB - Class A     6,164,494   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     49,749,545   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   21


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Switzerland — 10.4%   
    198,894      ABB Ltd     4,253,912   
    73,971      Actelion Ltd (Registered)     5,026,627   
    87,934      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     8,347,514   
    337,104      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     9,716,826   
    22,980      Geberit AG (Registered)     5,588,535   
    484      Givaudan SA (Registered)     651,383   
    14,807      Holcim Ltd     1,004,070   
    9,499      Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Registered)     1,182,370   
    722,000      Nestle SA (Registered)     47,250,738   
    198,370      Novartis AG (Registered)     14,451,200   
    2,588      Pargesa Holding SA     183,959   
    16,282      Partners Group Holding AG     4,170,236   
    264,158      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     65,845,402   
    18,447      Schindler Holding AG     2,540,917   
    3,098      SGS SA (Registered)     7,045,390   
    12,168      Sonova Holding AG (Registered)     1,345,842   
    5,326      Straumann Holding AG     971,893   
    21,996      Swatch Group AG (The)     2,201,377   
    14,528      Swatch Group AG     8,357,397   
    11,173      Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)     2,092,331   
    4,351      Swisscom AG (Registered)     1,969,754   
    10,167      Syngenta AG (Registered)     3,981,353   
    63,189      Transocean Ltd     2,865,520   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     201,044,546   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 22.1%   
    605,065      Aberdeen Asset Management Plc     3,306,373   
    189,943      Admiral Group Plc     3,716,996   
    76,308      Aggreko Plc     1,925,629   
    121,811      Anglo American Plc     2,794,441   
    646,628      ARM Holdings Plc     8,748,123   
    406,333      Ashmore Group Plc     2,102,598   
    230,215      Ashtead Group Plc     2,294,562   
    40,757      ASOS Plc *     2,999,406   
    95,325      Associated British Foods Plc     2,727,130   
    92,975      AstraZeneca Plc     4,577,848   
    160,524      Babcock International Group Plc     2,829,260   
    2,929,947      Barclays Plc     12,834,950   
    491,867      Barratt Developments Plc *     2,315,673   
    826,576      BG Group Plc     15,728,186   
    222,714      BHP Billiton Plc     6,477,726   
    955,646      British American Tobacco Plc     48,321,900   
    278,695      British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc     3,623,877   
    959,306      BT Group Plc     4,831,564   
    240,510      Bunzl Plc     5,075,779   
    129,497      Burberry Group Plc     3,082,174   
    240,765      Capita Group Plc     3,560,446   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    1,036,296      Cobham Plc     4,575,851   
    51,705      Croda International Plc     2,082,380   
    865,028      Debenhams Plc     1,437,052   
    1,071,426      Diageo Plc     32,835,322   
    155,216      easyJet Plc     2,969,984   
    290,815      Experian Plc     5,091,970   
    2,122,644      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     54,135,004   
    400,425      Glencore International Plc     1,895,088   
    131,251      ICAP Plc     747,473   
    106,454      IMI Plc     2,369,373   
    129,217      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     3,618,789   
    64,887      Intertek Group Plc     3,217,071   
    1,686,908      ITV Plc     4,303,527   
    288,029      John Wood Group Plc     3,596,249   
    180,168      LG Group Holdings Plc     1,586,549   
    19,580,682      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     22,024,809   
    770,303      Man Group Plc     973,175   
    191,100      Micro Focus International Plc     2,344,972   
    65,046      Mondi Plc     1,002,590   
    100,959      Next Plc     7,657,271   
    116,220      Persimmon Plc, Bonus Shares     1,980,860   
    176,763      Playtech Ltd     1,854,418   
    695,876      Prudential Plc     11,639,259   
    259,998      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     17,669,250   
    301,237      Reed Elsevier Plc     3,693,949   
    333,713      Resolution Ltd     1,648,274   
    113,664      Rightmove Plc     4,096,120   
    719,978      Rio Tinto Plc     32,506,849   
    283,473      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     4,889,259   
    398,493      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     2,058,630   
    270,176      Sage Group Plc (The)     1,442,374   
    116,026      Smiths Group Plc     2,303,905   
    234,334      Smith & Nephew Plc     2,726,610   
    71,355      Spectris Plc     2,456,195   
    1,064,096      Standard Life Assurance Plc     5,467,075   
    161,999      Standard Chartered Plc     3,620,152   
    1,446,798      Taylor Wimpey Plc     2,230,668   
    152,386      Telecity Group Plc     1,937,359   
    258,727      Unilever Plc     9,865,191   
    70,362      United Business Media Ltd     753,537   
    82,429      Whitbread Plc     3,937,093   
    651,556      William Hill Plc     4,193,781   
    246,921      WPP Plc     4,574,344   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     429,884,292   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $1,647,130,344)     1,863,120,841   
     

 

 

 
 

 

22   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.0%   
    Germany — 1.0%   
    31,752      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 4.49%     2,329,014   
    19,671      Fuchs Petrolub SE 2.12%     1,591,955   
    26,373      Porsche Automobil Holding SE 3.15%     2,219,249   
    59,801      Volkswagen AG 2.09%     13,601,574   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     19,741,792   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $17,500,378)     19,741,792   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.0%   
    Canada — 0.0%   
    19,162      Kinross Gold Corp Warrants, Strike 21.30, Expires 09/17/14 *     1,455   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS (COST $67,723)     1,455   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.5%   
    United States — 2.5%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    1,966,458      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     49,161,461   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $49,169,894)     49,161,461   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
    Time Deposits — 0.2%   

HKD

    56,374      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     7,270   

NZD

    9,761      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.70%, due 09/03/13     7,543   

SGD

    561,180      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     439,934   

EUR

    19,389      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (a)     25,625   

GBP

    93,195      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.07%, due 09/03/13     144,424   

JPY

    3,896,566      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     39,701   

USD

    3,296,213      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     3,296,213   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     3,960,710   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $3,960,710)     3,960,710   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

(Cost $1,717,829,049)

    1,935,986,259   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     5,226,391   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,941,212,650   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     AUD        10,076,626        USD        9,105,441      $ 167,468   
10/25/2013   BCLY     AUD        4,659,020        USD        4,208,819        76,266   
10/25/2013   BNYM     AUD        12,963,743        USD        11,717,603        218,756   
10/25/2013   BOA     AUD        8,052,212        USD        7,273,644        131,327   
10/25/2013   MSCI     AUD        12,815,905        USD        11,578,452        210,737   
10/25/2013   SSB     AUD        7,398,300        USD        6,682,781        120,484   
10/25/2013   BBH     CAD        6,672,526        USD        6,410,035        83,219   
10/25/2013   BCLY     CAD        6,132,028        USD        5,892,555        78,233   
10/25/2013   BNYM     CAD        4,151,726        USD        3,985,185        48,564   
10/25/2013   BOA     CAD        4,647,910        USD        4,474,608        67,511   
10/25/2013   DB     CAD        5,724,053        USD        5,500,565        73,081   
10/25/2013   MSCI     CAD        11,062,505        USD        10,626,571        137,225   
10/25/2013   RBS     CAD        4,435,972        USD        4,262,632        56,492   
10/25/2013   SSB     CAD        9,676,529        USD        9,314,834        139,655   
10/25/2013   BBH     DKK        58,369,777        USD        10,509,881        163,336   
10/25/2013   BCLY     DKK        56,485,605        USD        10,187,517        174,957   
10/25/2013   BOA     DKK        76,607,781        USD        13,757,242        177,854   
10/25/2013   MSCI     DKK        15,505,443        USD        2,792,404        43,931   
10/25/2013   BBH     GBP        3,394,225        USD        5,316,273        58,335   

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BCLY     GBP        3,930,013        USD        6,155,332      $ 67,414   
10/25/2013   DB     GBP        9,785,749        USD        15,336,519        177,577   
10/25/2013   BBH     NOK        32,689,705        USD        5,480,987        149,780   
10/25/2013   BOA     NOK        12,520,570        USD        2,092,696        50,776   
10/25/2013   JPM     NOK        51,743,821        USD        8,671,535        232,883   
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        7,396,549        CHF        6,789,292        (96,761
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        15,922,667        JPY        1,548,049,484        (152,070
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        7,964,644        SGD        10,157,151        (1,499
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        7,822,158        CHF        7,161,264        (122,429
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        7,356,198        EUR        5,477,050        (116,135
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        5,799,217        HKD        44,960,208        (259
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        7,798,538        CHF        7,153,677        (106,966
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        12,496,397        EUR        9,314,617        (183,488
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        14,813,626        HKD        114,848,858        (445
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        1,758,652        JPY        171,113,317        (15,452
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        8,852,283        SGD        11,278,694        (9,855
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        2,532,520        CHF        2,326,677        (30,897
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        15,797,148        HKD        122,470,174        (972
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   23


GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts (continued)

 

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        6,114,650        JPY        588,302,727      $ (121,376
10/25/2013   DB     USD        5,325,546        CHF        4,878,200        (80,547
10/25/2013   DB     USD        5,379,295        HKD        41,705,674        (106
10/25/2013   DB     USD        6,090,153        JPY        588,302,728        (96,879
10/25/2013   JPM     USD        11,549,061        HKD        89,538,393        (419
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        7,397,242        CHF        6,789,292        (97,454
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        12,508,627        EUR        9,314,617        (195,718
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        14,781,819        HKD        114,596,892        (1,136
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        9,987,044        SGD        12,735,958        (2,130
10/25/2013   RBS     USD        9,058,376        SGD        11,540,380        (10,788
10/25/2013   SSB     USD        11,031,040        HKD        85,521,557        (488
10/25/2013   SSB     USD        2,714,071        SGD        3,463,209        1,064   
           

 

 

 
            $ 1,462,656   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
357   CAC40   September 2013   $ 18,564,687      $ (804,000
42   DAX   September 2013     11,267,078        (256,049
51   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     5,615,500        176,181   
73   SPI 200   September 2013     8,272,064        421,801   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 43,719,329      $ (462,067
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
31   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013   $ 4,275,781      $ (78,389
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

24   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    97.2

Short-Term Investments

    1.2   

Mutual Funds

    0.7   

Preferred Stocks

    0.4   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Other

    0.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    25.9

Japan

    21.9   

France

    14.3   

Spain

    8.4   

Germany

    7.3   

Italy

    7.0   

Australia

    3.9   

Switzerland

    2.3   

Hong Kong

    1.4   

Netherlands

    1.3   

Singapore

    1.1   

Sweden

    1.1   

Finland

    0.7   

Canada

    0.6   

Norway

    0.6   

Austria

    0.4   

Belgium

    0.4   

Greece

    0.3   

Israel

    0.3   

New Zealand

    0.3   

Portugal

    0.3   

Ireland

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.0

Malta

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Energy

    17.1

Banks

    15.4   

Telecommunication Services

    10.6   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    9.2   

Utilities

    7.1   

Capital Goods

    7.0   

Materials

    5.8   

Insurance

    4.9   

Automobiles & Components

    4.7   

Real Estate

    2.9   

Diversified Financials

    2.6   

Retailing

    2.2   

Transportation

    2.1   

Consumer Services

    1.5   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    1.4   

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.4   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    0.9   

Media

    0.8   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.8   

Household & Personal Products

    0.6   

Software & Services

    0.6   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.4   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       25


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.2%   
    Australia — 3.7%   
    14,395,215      Arrium Ltd     14,273,798   
    2,007,210      Bank of Queensland Ltd     17,060,166   
    929,439      Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd     8,331,985   
    4,751,652      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     21,015,609   
    378,887      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     24,443,508   
    1,119,139      CSL Ltd     67,579,452   
    11,972,942      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     7,847,608   
    1,861,079      Insurance Australia Group Ltd     9,610,039   
    2,850,614      Investa Office Fund (REIT)     7,436,604   
    576,634      Macquarie Group Ltd     22,347,530   
    12,941,106      Mirvac Group (REIT)     18,857,290   
    688,198      National Australia Bank Ltd     19,765,910   
    4,938,908      Pacific Brands Ltd     3,324,908   
    4,033,889      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     54,344,637   
    8,998,541      Stockland (REIT)     29,763,118   
    5,043,701      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     14,418,678   
    4,252,296      Tatts Group Ltd     12,115,567   
    3,264,806      Westpac Banking Corp     90,630,531   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     443,166,938   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.4%   
    1,167,625      Immofinanz AG (Entitlement Shares) *       
    741,274      OMV AG     34,210,633   
    420,358      Voestalpine AG     17,964,978   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     52,175,611   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.4%   
    764,810      Ageas     30,075,107   
    702,443      Belgacom SA     16,815,814   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     46,890,921   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 1.1%   
    4,688,700      Blackberry Ltd *     47,363,304   
    188,400      Canadian Tire Corp Ltd     15,935,209   
    71,600      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     8,420,291   
    1,429,300      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     23,733,463   
    154,500      Home Capital Group Inc     9,392,039   
    570,500      Husky Energy Inc     16,129,773   
    151,700      Magna International Inc - Class A     11,660,146   
    21      Precision Drilling Corp     207   
    315,100      RONA Inc     3,215,917   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     135,850,349   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 0.0%   
    29,607      Jyske Bank A/S *     1,363,552   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.7%   
    17,853,729      Nokia Oyj *     69,269,157   
    305,103      Sampo Oyj - Class A     12,699,992   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     81,969,149   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    France — 14.2%   
    3,563,780      Air France–KLM *     26,807,127   
    3,361,702      AXA     73,268,573   
    2,384,947      BNP Paribas     149,528,178   
    1,106,084      Carrefour SA     34,631,688   
    247,274      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B     23,667,972   
    490,090      CNP Assurances     8,668,899   
    630,477      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     36,304,214   
    4,337,044      GDF Suez     94,100,221   
    120,938      L’Oreal SA     20,190,932   
    6,017,526      Orange     61,084,686   
    5,208,649      Peugeot SA *     73,988,646   
    57,952      Publicis Groupe SA     4,310,193   
    1,152,855      Renault SA     82,463,087   
    2,318,061      Sanofi     222,154,847   
    3,136,323      Societe Generale     137,350,192   
    1,181,553      Solocal Group *     2,641,093   
    1,313,695      Technicolor *     6,257,821   
    10,552,420      Total SA     584,349,837   
    3,221,179      Vivendi SA     65,340,589   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     1,707,108,795   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 5.2%   
    428,459      Allianz SE (Registered)     61,383,864   
    375,859      Aurubis AG     21,679,123   
    397,536      Bayer AG (Registered)     44,184,269   
    241,678      Daimler AG (Registered)     16,583,438   
    1,644,632      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     29,339,751   
    1,550,997      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     44,832,578   
    193,751      Duerr AG     12,993,845   
    11,665,498      E.ON AG     184,599,037   
    676,298      Freenet AG     15,964,290   
    152,532      Hannover Rueck SE     10,647,395   
    705,875      Kloeckner & Co SE *     9,102,421   
    103,997      Merck KGaA     15,798,961   
    504,169      Metro AG     18,474,296   
    322,653      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     58,793,875   
    2,648,493      RWE AG     72,740,743   
    300,152      Salzgitter AG     11,380,236   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     628,498,122   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.3%   
    2,404,523      OPAP SA     23,783,763   
    1,039,100      Public Power Corp SA     9,786,495   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     33,570,258   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 1.4%   
    2,158,500      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     9,740,419   
    1,340,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     19,098,557   
 

 

26   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Hong Kong — continued   
    1,726,098      CLP Holdings Ltd     13,811,823   
    11,711,290      Esprit Holdings Ltd     19,914,533   
    10,116,539      Hong Kong & China Gas     23,439,039   
    3,004,691      Link (REIT)     13,766,147   
    7,264,000      Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     4,518,266   
    2,031,600      Sands China Ltd     11,630,058   
    2,036,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     26,332,705   
    1,917,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     15,639,398   
    2,294,900      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     7,021,141   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     164,912,086   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.2%   
    107,821      Paddy Power Plc     8,672,963   
    780,008      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     15,864,269   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     24,537,232   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.3%   
    1,831,709      Bank Hapoalim BM     8,462,316   
    3,305,753      Bank Leumi Le-Israel *     10,817,082   
    4,904,302      Israel Discount Bank Ltd - Class A *     7,683,814   
    718,759      Partner Communications Co Ltd     5,257,653   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     32,220,865   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 6.8%   
    24,743,714      A2A SPA     21,463,618   
    1,678,962      Assicurazioni Generali SPA     32,114,925   
    726,426      Azimut Holding SPA     15,587,491   
    47,983,256      Enel SPA     158,211,573   
    8,249,879      ENI SPA     187,913,948   
    375,586      Exor SPA     12,797,597   
    7,392,241      Fiat SPA *     55,706,790   
    5,802,154      Finmeccanica SPA *     29,682,869   
    30,970,319      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     60,659,389   
    233,701      Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     760,980   
    13,178,520      Mediaset SPA *     54,068,998   
    2,212,081      Mediolanum SPA     15,395,184   
    13,832,507      Milano Assicurazioni SPA *     8,745,761   
    467,998      Recordati SPA     5,264,982   
    82,026,334      Telecom Italia SPA     57,129,739   
    43,630,811      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     24,122,050   
    13,048,258      UniCredit SPA     73,695,610   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     813,321,504   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 21.6%   
    11,124      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     12,040,028   
    2,657,400      Aeon Co Ltd     36,208,528   
    240,800      Alfresa Holdings Corp     11,379,176   
    675,400      Astellas Pharma Inc     34,362,932   
    637,400      Bridgestone Corp     20,803,919   
    1,595,000      Calsonic Kansei Corp     7,721,101   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    5,335,000      Cosmo Oil Co Ltd *     10,972,528   
    7,753,000      Daikyo Inc     22,389,810   
    700,400      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     63,928,282   
    3,414,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     27,311,546   
    1,568,700      Dena Co Ltd     30,664,256   
    4,225,000      DIC Corp     10,739,241   
    1,522,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     36,641,347   
    392,300      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     6,878,800   
    1,084,000      Gunze Ltd     2,694,536   
    1,333,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     5,734,803   
    24,143,500      Haseko Corp *     27,998,307   
    142,600      Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd     11,823,986   
    682,200      IT Holdings Corp     8,113,800   
    7,238,000      Itochu Corp     81,479,819   
    6,862      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     12,586,871   
    2,458,600      JFE Holdings Inc     53,928,035   
    13,000,290      JX Holdings Inc     68,307,597   
    805,000      K’s Holdings Corp     24,457,923   
    972,500      Kao Corp     28,305,116   
    20,123,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     45,032,838   
    2,121,400      KDDI Corp     100,847,960   
    14,766,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     23,373,164   
    257,800      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     2,759,081   
    3,820,200      Leopalace21 Corp *     23,406,561   
    7,526,000      Marubeni Corp     54,359,048   
    10,023,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     39,902,109   
    1,054,000      Medipal Holdings Corp     11,732,029   
    3,088,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     16,845,850   
    6,934,000      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     32,469,011   
    5,037,000      Mitsubishi Corp     93,707,333   
    1,442,000      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc     11,546,345   
    3,226,800      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     14,546,746   
    8,172,000      Mitsui Chemicals Inc     21,596,636   
    8,681,000      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     15,600,874   
    762,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     23,854,817   
    4,654,400      Mitsui & Co Ltd     64,365,119   
    5,474,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     12,707,970   
    9,975,000      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     39,114,832   
    21,078,400      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     42,723,737   
    6,010,000      NEC Corp     12,696,356   
    940,100      Net One Systems Co Ltd     7,012,418   
    1,540,000      Nichirei Corp     7,384,594   
    522,000      Nippon Corp     8,348,227   
    4,999,200      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     6,312,065   
    836,900      Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd     11,350,466   
    8,823,000      Nippon Steel Corp     24,921,807   
    1,941,000      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     98,470,249   
    10,918,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     30,876,808   
    1,910,400      Nipro Corp     16,394,782   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   27


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    1,104,000      Nisshinbo Holdings Inc     8,089,445   
    312,300      Nitto Denko Corp     16,516,093   
    6,057,900      Nomura Holdings Inc     41,768,101   
    1,643,800      North Pacific Bank Ltd     6,392,095   
    37,429      NTT Docomo Inc     59,835,070   
    247      Obayashi Corp     1,399   
    130,700      Okinawa Electric Power Co     4,475,527   
    7,997      ORIX JREIT Inc (REIT)     8,423,799   
    292,900      Point Inc     13,735,625   
    15,723,800      Resona Holdings Inc     74,610,645   
    2,445,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     26,310,172   
    1,275,500      Round One Corp     7,144,130   
    214,400      Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     18,784,985   
    339,100      Sankyo Co Ltd     15,735,002   
    706,000      Sega Sammy Holdings Inc     16,803,216   
    552,000      Seino Holdings Co Ltd     4,903,200   
    115,300      Shimamura Co Ltd     11,733,032   
    11,211,000      Shinsei Bank Ltd     21,931,223   
    2,417,900      Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     23,899,739   
    267,300      SoftBank Corp     16,675,819   
    16,441,700      Sojitz Corp     29,202,834   
    3,921,000      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     3,849,282   
    6,369,300      Sumitomo Corp     80,239,866   
    1,279,500      Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     17,092,980   
    1,910,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     25,520,164   
    858,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     37,714,130   
    5,718,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     24,693,618   
    513,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     22,420,428   
    627,000      Suruga Bank Ltd     9,808,349   
    231,600      Suzuken Co Ltd     7,114,753   
    1,971,300      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     89,210,584   
    2,930,000      Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd     24,749,450   
    1,080,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     9,786,644   
    5,970,000      Tosoh Corp     21,185,345   
    2,316,200      Toyota Motor Corp     139,322,766   
    1,601,600      Toyota Tsusho Corp     36,600,825   
    2,087,700      UNY Co Ltd     13,271,674   
    1,087,090      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     34,239,241   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     2,595,523,369   
     

 

 

 
    Malta — 0.0%   
    15,984,486      BGP Holdings Plc *       
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 1.3%   
    6,653,628      Aegon NV     47,361,648   
    356,847      CSM NV     8,442,669   
    6,823,100      ING Groep NV *     74,287,296   
    561,669      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     17,367,956   
    1,956,121      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     7,988,077   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     155,447,646   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    New Zealand — 0.3%   
    2,458,789      Chorus Ltd     5,512,896   
    1,921,098      Fletcher Building Ltd     12,971,636   
    12,315,813      Telecom Corp of New Zealand     21,599,032   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     40,083,564   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.6%   
    3,089,397      DNB ASA     47,891,522   
    1,752,475      Golden Ocean Group Ltd *     2,228,057   
    775,404      Statoil ASA     17,011,819   
    295,895      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     8,708,341   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     75,839,739   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.3%   
    11,678,690      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     41,274,229   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 1.1%   
    5,940,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     6,287,962   
    8,200,000      Ezra Holdings Ltd *     5,319,387   
    80,916,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     35,430,500   
    2,488,000      Ho Bee Investment Ltd     3,968,304   
    22,847,000      Noble Group Ltd     14,441,342   
    2,619,000      Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     8,112,572   
    16,020,000      Singapore Telecommunications Ltd     43,988,037   
    5,668,000      Swiber Holdings Ltd     2,767,438   
    10,013,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     7,401,252   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     127,716,794   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 8.3%   
    14,486,591      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     138,440,908   
    46,453,671      Banco Santander SA     328,252,725   
    3,228,049      Gas Natural SDG SA     63,204,184   
    17,653,298      Iberdrola SA     93,554,666   
    1,129,538      Indra Sistemas SA     16,382,217   
    4,773,992      Repsol YPF SA     110,784,203   
    18,192,762      Telefonica SA *     247,321,929   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     997,940,832   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 1.1%   
    1,093,206      Investor AB     31,503,141   
    1,084,591      Nordea Bank AB     12,610,127   
    1,668,408      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     17,117,127   
    396,445      Svenska Handelsbanken AB - A Shares     17,005,720   
    1,256,831      Swedbank AB - Class A     28,427,125   
    3,150,856      TeliaSonera AB     22,559,872   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     129,223,112   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 2.2%   
    60,356      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     5,729,553   
 

 

28   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Switzerland — continued   
    1,186,130      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     34,189,505   
    2,255,658      Novartis AG (Registered)     164,324,061   
    266,586      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     66,450,619   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     270,693,738   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 25.7%   
    348,018      Admiral Group Plc     6,810,367   
    1,243,424      Amlin Plc     7,559,420   
    1,408,244      Ashtead Group Plc     14,036,021   
    5,641,888      AstraZeneca Plc     277,791,944   
    5,898,750      Aviva Plc     35,307,932   
    14,829,750      BAE Systems Plc     99,976,739   
    3,953,415      Balfour Beatty Plc     15,102,087   
    48,708,213      Barclays Plc     213,371,597   
    3,273,939      Barratt Developments Plc *     15,413,459   
    386,673      BG Group Plc     7,357,660   
    2,868,959      BHP Billiton Plc     83,444,820   
    56,466,706      BP Plc     390,456,943   
    7,010,127      BT Group Plc     35,306,647   
    588,417      Bunzl Plc     12,418,088   
    809,240      Cape Plc     3,182,975   
    1,147,204      Catlin Group Ltd     8,307,234   
    2,986,628      Cobham Plc     13,187,705   
    3,738,285      Darty Plc     4,672,215   
    5,256,942      Debenhams Plc     8,733,244   
    22,124,295      Dixons Retail Plc *     14,148,229   
    1,821,471      Drax Group Plc     19,687,610   
    5,097,720      FirstGroup Plc     9,066,820   
    3,796,327      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     96,819,899   
    9,592,599      Home Retail Group Plc     21,164,479   
    1,095,395      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     36,218,288   
    1,888,453      Inchcape Plc     17,228,064   
    409,966      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     11,481,311   
    1,586,542      Intermediate Capital Group Plc     10,763,697   
    122,616      Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc     1,717,604   
    360,128      JD Wetherspoon Plc     3,963,816   
    659,840      Lancashire Holdings Ltd     7,355,159   
    9,159,367      Legal & General Group Plc     26,533,421   
    104,647,738      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     117,710,223   
    10,135,516      Man Group Plc     12,804,872   
    2,414,767      Marks & Spencer Group Plc     17,652,725   
    680,258      Micro Focus International Plc     8,347,387   
    1,321,771      National Express Group Plc     5,412,183   
    389,122      Next Plc     29,513,097   
    2,550,208      Prudential Plc     42,654,914   
    2,109,711      Punch Taverns Plc *     422,445   
    365,498      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     24,838,943   
    3,970,975      Rio Tinto Plc     179,288,649   
    916,187      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     15,802,125   

Shares /

Par Value

    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    8,834,206      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     45,637,844   
    9,695,816      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     313,581,929   
    6,065,227      Royal Dutch Shell Plc - B Shares (London)     204,143,253   
    1,373,969      Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     33,288,617   
    1,995,344      Spirit Pub Co Plc     2,291,333   
    2,048,282      Standard Life Assurance Plc     10,523,592   
    10,030,304      Tesco Plc     57,001,713   
    11,071,446      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     24,210,903   
    4,070,051      TUI Travel Plc     21,731,112   
    105,760,535      Vodafone Group Plc     340,709,288   
    3,836,544      William Hill Plc     24,694,156   
    1,378,069      WPP Plc     25,529,465   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     3,086,376,262   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $10,993,239,458)     11,685,704,667   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%   
    Germany — 0.4%   
    551,139      Porsche Automobil Holding SE 3.15%     46,377,526   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     46,377,526   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $31,360,612)     46,377,526   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.7%   
    United States — 0.7%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    3,532,301      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     88,307,524   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $88,312,206)     88,307,524   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%   
    Time Deposits — 0.8%   

CAD

    26      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%, due 09/03/13     25   
EUR     16      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (a)     20   
NZD     1,234      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.70%, due 09/03/13     954   
SGD     1,866,838      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     1,463,498   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   29


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Time Deposits — continued   
JPY     125,104,842      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     1,274,178   
AUD     1,186,079      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     1,055,669   
USD     59,834,978      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     59,834,978   

USD

    24,462,303      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     24,462,303   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     88,091,625   
     

 

 

 
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    U.S. Government — 0.4%   
    50,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/29/13 (b)     49,997,404   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     49,997,404   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $138,089,029)     138,089,029   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5% (Cost $11,251,001,305)     11,958,478,746   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.5%     62,112,958   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $12,020,591,704   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     CAD        9,838,950        USD        9,451,895      $ 122,710   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        5,915,500        USD        5,684,483        75,470   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    CAD        58,966,802        USD        56,768,171        856,495   
10/25/2013   JPM     CAD        4,792,892        USD        4,601,970        57,402   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    CAD        9,838,951        USD        9,451,233        122,047   
10/25/2013  

SSB

    CAD        24,050,768        USD        23,151,784        347,109   
10/25/2013   BBH     EUR        34,992,780        USD        46,996,003        739,361   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    EUR        39,871,940        USD        53,551,803        845,443   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    EUR        41,691,222        USD        55,932,527        821,274   
10/25/2013   BOA     EUR        44,803,342        USD        59,968,960        743,823   
10/25/2013   DB     EUR        36,778,191        USD        49,159,708        542,947   
10/25/2013   GS     EUR        21,206,000        USD        28,509,050        477,028   
10/25/2013   JPM     EUR        30,145,551        USD        40,491,203        642,069   
10/25/2013   MSCI     EUR        33,043,900        USD        44,374,752        694,317   
10/25/2013   RBS     EUR        49,533,742        USD        66,566,365        1,088,155   
10/25/2013  

SSB

    EUR        43,877,439        USD        58,500,457        499,264   
10/25/2013  

BBH

    GBP        18,913,885        USD        29,624,251        325,064   
10/25/2013   BCLY     GBP        21,106,445        USD        33,057,695        362,050   
10/25/2013  

BNYM

    GBP        34,223,141        USD        53,659,832        645,329   
10/25/2013  

BOA

    GBP        125,192        USD        196,014        2,082   
10/25/2013   DB     GBP        546,442        USD        856,400        9,916   
10/25/2013  

JPM

    GBP        17,597,128        USD        27,592,262        332,841   
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    GBP        5,430,756        USD        8,505,949        93,254   
10/25/2013   SSB     GBP        8,798,564        USD        13,776,334        146,624   
10/25/2013   BBH     NOK        22,417,662        USD        3,758,704        102,715   
10/25/2013   BCLY     NOK        22,417,661        USD        3,765,016        109,028   
10/25/2013   BNYM     NOK        44,835,323        USD        7,509,916        197,938   
10/25/2013   BOA     NOK        109,597,458        USD        18,318,184        444,460   
10/25/2013   DB     NOK        188,036,216        USD        31,569,829        903,904   
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    NZD        21,624,484        USD        17,187,572        535,844   
Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013  

BOA

    NZD        21,213,762        USD        16,860,677      $ 525,221   
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        100,441,475        HKD        778,694,634        (5,610
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        4,964,593        DKK        27,738,755        (47,660
10/25/2013  

BCLY

    USD        59,759,215        HKD        463,301,664        (2,667
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        37,574,699        JPY        3,647,282,085        (418,382
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        44,403,604        SGD        56,610,066        (21,653
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        53,342,458        HKD        413,559,809        (1,603
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        40,474,713        JPY        3,894,193,605        (803,010
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        47,978,543        SGD        61,129,462        (53,413
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        60,458,434        HKD        468,714,654        (3,720
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        10,482,920        JPY        1,018,295,160        (109,142
10/25/2013  

BOA

    USD        137,286,750        SGD        175,137,393        19,912   
10/25/2013  

DB

    USD        21,925,957        HKD        169,991,948        (433
10/25/2013   DB     USD        40,312,981        JPY        3,894,193,606        (641,278
10/25/2013  

DB

    USD        20,767,496        SGD        26,478,557        (8,466
10/25/2013  

GS

    USD        24,674,880        HKD        191,294,376        (1,773
10/25/2013   JPM     USD        71,814,145        HKD        556,765,877        (2,603
10/25/2013  

JPM

    USD        55,774,810        SGD        71,069,267        (56,933
10/25/2013  

MSCI

    USD        42,276,269        HKD        327,749,187        (3,250
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        17,171,746        JPY        1,669,232,828        (166,606
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        18,855,757        SGD        24,045,766        (4,021
10/25/2013  

RBS

    USD        35,323,934        HKD        273,863,848        (1,034
10/25/2013  

SSB

    USD        83,408,469        SGD        106,430,874        32,696   
           

 

 

 
            $ 11,110,535   
           

 

 

 
 

 

30   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
751   DAX   September 2013   $ 201,466,084      $ (1,615,953
156   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     17,176,823        553,929   
182   SPI 200   September 2013     20,623,501        915,645   
166   TOPIX   September 2013     18,504,747        (1,151,415
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $257,771,155      $ (1,297,794
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
451   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013   $ 62,205,715      $ (1,396,650
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $62,205,715      $ (1,396,650
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

 

(b) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   31


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    95.0

Mutual Funds

    2.5   

Preferred Stocks

    1.4   

Short-Term Investments

    0.4   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    (0.2

Other

    0.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Investments  

Japan

    26.8

United Kingdom

    22.0   

Germany

    8.1   

Italy

    6.5   

France

    6.1   

Australia

    3.7   

Spain

    3.3   

Ireland

    3.1   

Switzerland

    2.7   

Singapore

    2.1   

Hong Kong

    1.9   

Netherlands

    1.6   

Greece

    1.3   

Denmark

    1.1   

South Korea

    1.1   

Sweden

    1.0   

Norway

    0.8   

Brazil

    0.7   

China

    0.7   

Taiwan

    0.7   

Belgium

    0.6   

Russia

    0.6   

Canada

    0.5   

Portugal

    0.5   

Finland

    0.4   

Israel

    0.4   

Mexico

    0.3   

Thailand

    0.3   

Austria

    0.2   

India

    0.2   

Indonesia

    0.2   

Turkey

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Philippines

    0.1   

South Africa

    0.1   

Czech Republic

    0.0

Malaysia

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Capital Goods

    13.4

Materials

    9.7   

Retailing

    9.4   

Diversified Financials

    7.8   

Consumer Services

    7.2   

Insurance

    6.5   

Transportation

    5.1   

Real Estate

    4.8   

Software & Services

    3.9   

Automobiles & Components

    3.7   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    3.3   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    2.8   

Commercial & Professional Services

    2.6   

Media

    2.6   

Energy

    2.5   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.4   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    2.4   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    2.3   

Utilities

    2.1   

Telecommunication Services

    1.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.3   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.8   

Banks

    0.7   

Household & Personal Products

    0.6   

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

32    


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 95.0%   
    Australia — 3.8%   
    1,152,966      Arrium Ltd     1,143,241   
    411,551      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     1,820,208   
    213,777      Downer Edi Ltd     785,462   
    39,320      Flight Centre Ltd     1,636,109   
    648,151      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     424,827   
    93,763      JB Hi–Fi Ltd     1,568,178   
    703,123      Myer Holdings Ltd     1,713,938   
    773,950      PaperlinX Ltd *     39,774   
    8,149      Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd     277,077   
    248,499      Primary Health Care Ltd     1,137,865   
    5,728      REA Group Ltd     183,972   
    494,316      Seven West Media Ltd     1,027,283   
    241,888      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     691,497   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     12,449,431   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.2%   
    7,373      Flughafen Wien AG     472,031   
    1,761,602      Immofinanz AG (Entitlement Shares) *       
    10,332      RHI AG     325,283   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     797,314   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.6%   
    21,808      Delhaize Group     1,393,078   
    10,162      GIMV NV     485,643   
    1,741      Tessenderlo Chemie NV *     18   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     1,878,739   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 0.3%   
    30,100      Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG *     362,696   
    92,700      Estacio Participacoes SA     682,249   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     1,044,945   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 2.9%   
    26,100      Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)     335,759   
    31,100      Davis & Henderson Income Corp     767,387   
    21,800      Dorel Industries Inc - Class B     745,087   
    27,700      Element Financial Corp *     322,417   
    16,500      Empire Co Ltd     1,269,966   
    44,500      Ensign Energy Services Inc     742,723   
    25,500      Genworth MI Canada Inc     681,501   
    13,700      Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc     537,569   
    19,800      Methanex Corp     920,165   
    34,100      Parkland Fuel Corp     563,315   
    38,600      Precision Drilling Corp     380,027   
    69,000      RONA Inc     704,215   
    117,700      Sherritt International Corp     411,218   
    39,800      Superior Plus Corp     415,268   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Canada — continued   
    49,425      Transcontinental Inc     642,389   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     9,439,006   
     

 

 

 
    China — 0.7%   
    538,000      Anton Oilfield Services Group/Hong Kong     341,080   
    534,116      Jiangsu Future Land Co Ltd - Class B     334,270   
    358,000      Kingsoft Corp Ltd     755,811   
    1,884,173      Shenzhen Investment Ltd     776,018   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     2,207,179   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 0.0%   
    3,256      Pegas Nonwovens SA     95,785   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 1.1%   
    60,264      Pandora A/S     2,167,285   
    74,025      Vestas Wind Systems A/S *     1,384,523   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     3,551,808   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.4%   
    30,061      Huhtamaki Oyj     587,658   
    39,588      Tieto Oyj     787,457   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     1,375,115   
     

 

 

 
    France — 4.7%   
    125,595      Air France–KLM *     944,739   
    31,001      Bouygues SA     968,004   
    17,756      Groupe Steria SCA     267,120   
    10,487      Lagardere SCA     319,595   
    171,666      Peugeot SA *     2,438,508   
    18,167      Plastic Omnium SA     1,198,789   
    26,456      Rallye SA     930,580   
    201,391      Solocal Group *     450,164   
    160,209      STMicroelectronics NV     1,281,654   
    69,226      Teleperformance     3,116,049   
    61,841      UbiSoft Entertainment SA *     934,265   
    24,721      Valeo SA     1,860,685   
    7,877      Wendel     959,360   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     15,669,512   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 5.8%   
    32,228      Aurubis AG     1,858,875   
    17,345      Bechtle AG     839,750   
    5,942      Bertrandt AG     653,976   
    89,479      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     1,596,279   
    36,002      Drillisch AG     752,375   
    29,201      Duerr AG     1,958,355   
    173,867      Freenet AG     4,104,201   
    11,778      Hannover Rueck SE     822,156   
    39,101      Kloeckner & Co SE *     504,217   
    25,286      KUKA AG     1,062,541   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   33


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — continued   
    4,305      Morphosys AG *     311,071   
    33,074      ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Registered)     1,400,937   
    193,959      Sky Deutschland AG *     1,622,739   
    13,886      Stada Arzneimittel AG     671,911   
    93,575      TUI AG *     1,084,699   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     19,244,082   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 1.3%   
    111,009      Alapis Holding Industrial and Commercial SA *     6,015   
    306,369      Intralot SA     610,796   
    103,443      Jumbo SA     1,093,249   
    790,261      Marfin Investment Group Holdings SA *     293,429   
    74,302      Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA     692,675   
    173,887      Public Power Corp SA     1,637,710   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     4,333,874   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 1.8%   
    249,000      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     1,123,634   
    167,000      Great Eagle Holdings Ltd     570,637   
    5,436,000      Hanergy Solar Group Ltd *     516,536   
    348,800      HKR International Ltd     162,450   
    318,000      Kowloon Development Co Ltd     381,399   
    124,000      Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd     420,115   
    196,400      Man Wah Holdings Ltd     236,862   
    557,000      Melco International Development Ltd     1,264,392   
    520,000      Texwinca Holdings Ltd     489,293   
    684,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd     636,050   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     5,801,368   
     

 

 

 
    India — 0.2%   
    83,082      Gitanjali Gems Ltd     90,582   
    558,417      Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd *     277,282   
    275,905      Rain Industries Ltd     151,247   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     519,111   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 0.2%   
    42,939,000      Bakrie & Brothers Tbk PT *     196,607   
    3,896,000      Trada Maritime Tbk PT *     498,401   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     695,008   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 3.1%   
    53,595      DCC Plc     2,128,260   
    517,640      Fyffes Plc     513,663   
    87,072      Glanbia Plc     1,162,903   
    287,666      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     5,850,723   
    427,401      Total Produce Ltd     426,284   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     10,081,833   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.4%   
    273,847      Africa Israel Investments Ltd *     482,396   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Israel — continued   
    22,877      Gazit-Globe Ltd     275,948   
    431,042      Israel Discount Bank Ltd - Class A *     675,335   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     1,433,679   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 5.6%   
    725,941      A2A SPA     629,708   
    57,830      Astaldi SPA     442,708   
    81,296      Autostrada Torino-Milano SPA *     962,097   
    103,833      Azimut Holding SPA     2,228,026   
    57,224      Banca Generali SPA     1,292,922   
    61,866      Cementir SPA     192,668   
    10,158      Danieli & Co SPA     264,145   
    83,356      Danieli & Co SPA - RSP     1,448,371   
    132,483      Finmeccanica SPA *     677,761   
    22,857      Gtech SPA     642,198   
    304,518      Iren SPA     351,758   
    125,944      Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     410,100   
    7,159      Italmobiliare SPA *     171,367   
    264,552      Mediaset SPA *     1,085,407   
    276,670      Mediolanum SPA     1,925,511   
    1,940,573      Milano Assicurazioni SPA *     1,226,950   
    137,440      Recordati SPA     1,546,201   
    30,741      Safilo Group SPA *     541,498   
    25,286      Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SPA     831,520   
    84,711      Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SPA     774,443   
    243,841      Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SPA     878,693   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     18,524,052   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 25.7%   
    18,500      3-D Matrix Ltd *     501,688   
    1,627      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     1,760,979   
    22,900      Alpen Co Ltd     437,003   
    98,600      AOC Holdings Inc     312,666   
    89,800      Arnest One Corp     1,861,525   
    23,000      ASKUL Corp     447,773   
    809      BIC Camera Inc     350,798   
    30,400      Canon Marketing Japan Inc     384,060   
    65,300      Century Tokyo Leasing Corp     1,759,353   
    34,800      Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd (The) *     233,712   
    15,700      Cocokara fine Inc     460,094   
    154      CROOZ Inc     465,263   
    230,600      Daiei Inc *     787,879   
    41,000      Daiichikosho Co Ltd     1,102,103   
    354,000      Daikyo Inc     1,022,313   
    142      Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp (REIT)     521,369   
    172      Daiwa Office Investment Corp (REIT)     624,284   
    129,300      DCM Holdings Co Ltd     881,261   
    131      Dwango Co Ltd     453,152   
    147,300      Edion Corp     795,247   
    7,200      Enplas Corp     528,087   
 

 

34   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    17,500      Fuji Soft Inc     295,921   
    119,600      Futaba Industrial Co Ltd *     476,392   
    39,700      Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd     1,273,619   
    73,900      GMO internet Inc     812,823   
    142,000      GNI Group Ltd *     541,395   
    252,000      Godo Steel Ltd     411,636   
    87,500      Gulliver International Co Ltd     467,651   
    242,000      Gunze Ltd     601,548   
    7,400      Hajime Construction Co Ltd     423,178   
    295,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     1,269,142   
    23,000      Hitachi Capital Corp     467,565   
    303,000      Hitachi Zosen Corp     441,019   
    53,400      Hoosiers Holdings Co Ltd *     385,551   
    50      Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     439,810   
    443,000      Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd *     335,924   
    87,400      IT Holdings Corp     1,039,499   
    52,500      Itochu Enex Co Ltd     261,089   
    77,900      Izumi Co Ltd     2,152,729   
    54,700      J Trust Co Ltd     806,627   
    183,000      JACCS Co Ltd     786,775   
    3,900      Japan Drilling Co Ltd     248,470   
    64      Japan Tissue Engineering Co Ltd *     250,518   
    104      Japan Excellent Inc (REIT)     551,999   
    77,000      J–Oil Mills Inc     237,417   
    20,200      K’s Holdings Corp     613,727   
    15,400      Kaga Electronics Co Ltd     122,931   
    26,000      Kaken Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     396,582   
    72,000      Kamei Corp     520,648   
    21,000      Kanamoto Co Ltd     483,684   
    820,000      Kanematsu Corp *     879,816   
    375,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     839,205   
    221      Kenedix Realty Investment Corp (REIT)     831,066   
    29,200      Kewpie Corp     440,080   
    79,900      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     855,122   
    73,900      Kojima Co Ltd     205,422   
    12,000      Komeri Co Ltd     296,843   
    49,000      Konaka Co Ltd     429,044   
    185,000      Krosaki Harima Corp     387,038   
    237,000      Kurabo Industries Ltd     372,399   
    186,000      Kurimoto Ltd     507,678   
    378,000      Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc     704,241   
    1,840      Medinet Co Ltd *     669,582   
    65,700      Misawa Homes Co Ltd     932,977   
    203,000      Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd     546,006   
    689,000      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     1,238,222   
    213,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     494,483   
    3,242      Monex Group Inc     1,180,297   
    139      Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp (REIT)     772,697   
    44,100      Mori Seiki Co Ltd     601,416   
    202,000      Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd     598,669   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    119,000      Nichias Corp     754,467   
    106,000      Nichirei Corp     508,290   
    64,000      Nippon Chemi-Con Corp *     248,780   
    434,000      Nippon Coke & Engineering Co Ltd     491,793   
    641,600      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     810,094   
    31,000      Nippon Paint Co Ltd     444,515   
    95,000      Nippon Soda Co Ltd     546,719   
    37,000      Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co Ltd     325,936   
    109,000      Nippon Flour Mills Co Ltd     530,073   
    81,000      Nipro Corp     695,130   
    74,000      Nissan Shatai Co Ltd     1,049,145   
    79,000      Nissan Tokyo Sales Holdings Co Ltd     243,110   
    90,500      Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd     1,234,805   
    25,200      Nissha Printing Co Ltd *     417,138   
    226,000      NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd *     389,842   
    75,000      Okasan Securities Co Ltd     556,838   
    14,900      Okinawa Electric Power Co     510,217   
    343,000      Orient Corp *     805,843   
    914      ORIX JREIT Inc (REIT)     962,780   
    11,300      Osaka Steel Co Ltd     191,314   
    22,500      Pigeon Corp     1,031,762   
    9,150      Point Inc     429,092   
    101,000      Press Kogyo Co Ltd     393,275   
    104,200      Round One Corp     583,629   
    225,000      Ryobi Ltd     862,995   
    76,600      Sanix Inc *     1,032,320   
    99,900      Seiko Epson Corp     1,398,699   
    122,000      Seino Holdings Co Ltd     1,083,678   
    75,100      Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd     708,014   
    242,000      ShinMaywa Industries Ltd     1,775,129   
    80,900      Showa Corp     1,005,619   
    77,200      Sodick Co Ltd     336,346   
    348,200      Sojitz Corp     618,453   
    26,300      Sumisho Computer Systems Corp     610,822   
    764,000      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     750,026   
    34,000      Tadano Ltd.     472,341   
    75,000      Taihei Kogyo Co Ltd     251,395   
    70,400      Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd     880,649   
    383,600      Takara Leben Co Ltd     1,310,490   
    106,000      TOA Corp *     145,999   
    30,300      Toho Holdings Co Ltd     496,149   
    81,000      Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings     552,705   
    134,000      Tokuyama Corp     470,300   
    86,000      Tokyo Dome Corp     571,468   
    98,000      Tokyotokeiba Co Ltd     414,046   
    89      Tokyu REIT Inc (REIT)     452,348   
    205,000      Topy Industries Ltd     397,988   
    105,000      Toshiba TEC Corp     544,127   
    437,000      Tosoh Corp     1,550,753   
    302,000      Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd     1,623,583   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   35


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    26,500      TS Tech Co Ltd     886,853   
    57,500      T–Gaia Corp     563,972   
    89,000      Uchida Yoko Co Ltd     241,697   
    105,000      Uniden Corp *     220,500   
    101,400      UNY Co Ltd     644,608   
    23,100      Xebio Co Ltd     519,088   
    15,700      Zenkoku Hosho Co Ltd     553,444   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     84,689,972   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 0.3%   
    267,600      Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV-Series A     762,082   
    111,900      OHL Mexico SAB de CV *     282,242   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     1,044,324   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 1.6%   
    147,008      Delta Lloyd NV     2,807,681   
    18,465      Koninklijke Ten Cate NV     448,582   
    187,820      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     766,988   
    258,099      PostNL NV *     910,500   
    195,126      SNS REAAL NV * (a)       
    30,366      Tetragon Financial Group Ltd     309,778   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     5,243,529   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 0.1%   
    242,000      AMP NZ Office Ltd     196,154   
    80,713      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd     221,955   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     418,109   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.8%   
    29,491      Cermaq ASA     486,561   
    15,353      Fred Olsen Energy ASA     710,198   
    16,313      Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA *     583,180   
    2,008,905      Renewable Energy Corp AS *     918,545   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     2,698,484   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 0.0%   
    1,373,300      Lopez Holding Corp     155,077   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.5%  
    45,544      Portucel Empresa Produtora de Pasta e Papel SA     158,245   
    1,285,784      Sonae     1,410,150   
     

 

 

 
    Total Portugal     1,568,395   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 2.1%   
    958,000      Asiasons Capital Ltd *     731,710   
    1,484,000      Ausgroup Ltd     353,645   
    195,000      Blumont Group Ltd *     279,053   
    1,242,000      China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd *     516,039   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Singapore — continued   
    412,000      Ho Bee Investment Ltd     657,131   
    157,000      Hong Leong Asia Ltd     175,143   
    299,000      Mapletree Commercial Trust (REIT)     262,884   
    628,000      Mapletree Industrial Trust (REIT)     628,303   
    603,791      Mapletree Logistics Trust (REIT)     498,293   
    486,000      Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)     577,461   
    1,045,000      Swiber Holdings Ltd     510,228   
    977,000      Vard Holdings Ltd *     655,691   
    133,000      Wheelock Properties Ltd     175,402   
    584,676      Wing Tai Holdings Ltd     963,944   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     6,984,927   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 0.1%   
    76,176      Basil Read Holdings Ltd     58,409   
    56,841      Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd *     47,884   
    130,358      Super Group Ltd *     278,827   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     385,120   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 1.1%   
    1,255      Dongwon Industries Co Ltd     325,342   
    7,210      KISCO Corp     170,393   
    5,085      KISWIRE Ltd     157,888   
    10,411      Kolon Corp     182,246   
    9,191      Kolon Industries Inc     442,066   
    373      Namyang Dairy Products Co Ltd     269,992   
    2,305      Nong Shim Holdings Co Ltd     151,721   
    43,159      Partron Co Ltd     702,711   
    1,341      SeAH Holdings Corp     119,078   
    3,473      SeAH Steel Corp     307,219   
    4,846      SK Gas Co Ltd     313,902   
    319      Taekwang Industrial Co Ltd     331,472   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     3,474,030   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 3.3%   
    35,194      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     989,918   
    145,935      Bankinter SA     652,117   
    14,466      Corp Financiera Alba SA     754,371   
    214,378      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     1,694,561   
    103,229      Enagas     2,345,022   
    182,284      Gamesa Corp Tecnologica SA *     1,276,742   
    114,168      Indra Sistemas SA     1,655,832   
    107,917      International Consolidated Airlines Group SA *     479,309   
    30,162      Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     1,035,593   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     10,883,465   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 1.0%   
    7,414      Axfood AB     330,323   
    12,057      Hexpol AB     832,089   
    28,028      NCC AB - Class B     732,654   
 

 

36   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Sweden — continued   
    25,816      SAAB AB - Class B     473,347   
    49,315      Trelleborg AB - Class B     831,677   
    63,065      Vostok Gas Ltd SDR * (a)     2,093   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     3,202,183   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 2.7%   
    7,430      Baloise Holding Ltd     786,202   
    30,634      Lonza Group AG (Registered)     2,167,785   
    31,004      Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)     5,806,017   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     8,760,004   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 0.7%   
    386,000      Chipbond Technology Corp     858,985   
    89,760      Eclat Textile Co Ltd     798,213   
    95,680      Kenda Rubber Industrial Co Ltd     184,858   
    126,000      L&K Engineering Co Ltd     105,465   
    442,000      Long Bon International Co Ltd     287,524   
    430,000      ProMOS Technologies Inc * (a) (b)       
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     2,235,045   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.2%   
    2,087,700      Jasmine International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     467,939   
    5,409,974      Sansiri Pcl (Foreign Registered)     342,918   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     810,857   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 0.2%   
    1,202,230      Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS - Class D *     586,883   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 21.5%  
    301,597      3i Group Plc     1,676,206   
    61,511      Alent Plc     338,441   
    177,847      Amlin Plc     1,081,224   
    368,475      Ashtead Group Plc     3,672,604   
    78,427      Atkins WS Plc     1,430,662   
    501,122      Balfour Beatty Plc     1,914,291   
    125,478      Beazley Plc     387,422   
    25,069      Britvic Plc     222,773   
    94,163      Cape Plc     370,370   
    215,357      Carillion Plc     957,588   
    180,177      Catlin Group Ltd     1,304,714   
    248,425      Cobham Plc     1,096,941   
    138,769      Dairy Crest Group Plc     1,085,116   
    492,095      Darty Plc     615,034   
    901,309      Debenhams Plc     1,497,325   
    2,089,737      Dixons Retail Plc *     1,336,362   
    219,283      DS Smith Plc     876,037   
    119,575      easyJet Plc     2,288,011   
    536,850      Enterprise Inns Plc *     1,187,987   
    818,007      FirstGroup Plc     1,454,910   
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued  
    31,617      Go–Ahead Group Plc     726,904   
    98,737      Greene King Plc     1,275,864   
    231,248      Halfords Group Plc     1,297,459   
    28,277      Hargreaves Lansdown Plc     437,991   
    317,784      Henderson Group Plc     812,980   
    980,436      Home Retail Group Plc     2,163,169   
    216,184      Howden Joinery Group Plc     943,177   
    322,769      Inchcape Plc     2,944,572   
    449,130      Intermediate Capital Group Plc     3,047,067   
    86,798      Interserve Plc     751,544   
    61,577      John Wood Group Plc     768,833   
    747,980      Johnston Press Plc *     170,286   
    260,703      Ladbrokes Plc     746,464   
    51,146      Lancashire Holdings Ltd     570,118   
    1,084,867      Man Group Plc     1,370,585   
    609,181      Marston’s Plc     1,474,288   
    135,848      Micro Focus International Plc     1,666,979   
    112,317      Mitie Group Plc     482,239   
    96,658      Mondi Plc     1,489,844   
    369,634      National Express Group Plc     1,513,520   
    333,720      Pace Plc     1,478,656   
    45,504      Phoenix Group Holdings     528,521   
    95,799      Playtech Ltd     1,005,026   
    548,773      Premier Foods Plc *     1,120,932   
    1,049,304      Punch Taverns Plc *     210,111   
    253,307      Qinetiq Group Plc     738,313   
    315,966      Resolution Ltd     1,560,619   
    269,366      SIG Plc     731,748   
    575,040      Spirit Pub Co Plc     660,341   
    21,461      St James’s Place Plc     197,486   
    103,362      Stagecoach Group Plc     511,587   
    1,907,117      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     4,170,460   
    365,863      Trinity Mirror Plc *     675,455   
    469,550      TUI Travel Plc     2,507,056   
    209,148      Tullett Prebon Plc     1,108,224   
    150,757      Vesuvius Plc     1,079,043   
    173,092      WH Smith Plc     2,273,245   
    129,366      William Hill Plc     832,672   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     70,837,396   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $283,944,861)     313,119,641   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.4%   
    Brazil — 0.3%   
    162,000      Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA 0.04%     494,972   
    70,900      Metalurgica Gerdau SA 0.38%     629,080   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     1,124,052   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   37


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — 0.5%   
    5,006      Biotest AG 0.89%     420,448   
    20,058      Jungheinrich AG 2.02%     1,087,911   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     1,508,359   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.6%   
    857      Transneft 0.90%     1,968,632   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $4,338,387)     4,601,043   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.0%   
    Malaysia — 0.0%   
    11,833      Coastal Contracts Warrants, Expires 07/18/16 *     1,675   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS
(COST $0)
    1,675   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.5%   
    United States — 2.5%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    325,258      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     8,131,457   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $8,132,668)     8,131,457   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%   
    Time Deposits — 0.4%   

CAD

    13,595      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%,
due 09/03/13
    12,907   

EUR

    4,249      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%,
due 09/03/13 (c)
    5,615   

JPY

    1,530,816      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%,
due 09/03/13
    15,601   

SGD

    26,550      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%,
due 09/03/13
    20,814   

ZAR

    164      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 4.15%,
due 09/03/13
    16   

GBP

    20,133      Citibank (New York) Time Deposit, 0.07%, due 09/03/13     31,199   

USD

    1,410,162      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     1,410,162   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     1,496,314   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $1,496,314)     1,496,314   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3% (Cost $297,912,230)     327,350,130   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.7%     2,393,977   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $329,744,107   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date

  Counter-
party
  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     AUD        2,526,647        USD        2,283,129      $   41,991   
10/25/2013   BCLY     AUD        1,664,368        USD        1,503,540        27,245   
10/25/2013   JPM     AUD        792,375        USD        723,659        20,822   
10/25/2013   BBH     CAD        853,223        USD        819,658        10,641   
10/25/2013   BOA     CAD        1,649,161        USD        1,587,671        23,954   
10/25/2013   DB     CAD        743,049        USD        714,038        9,487   
10/25/2013   JPM     CAD        2,489,547        USD        2,390,377        29,816   
10/25/2013   MSCI     CAD        853,223        USD        819,601        10,584   
10/25/2013   RBS     CAD        1,404,263        USD        1,349,390        17,883   
10/25/2013   BBH     CHF        450,022        USD        490,273        6,414   
10/25/2013   DB     CHF        73,047        USD        79,746        1,206   
10/25/2013   MSCI     CHF        632,405        USD        689,034        9,078   
10/25/2013   RBS     CHF        167,038        USD        182,369        2,771   
10/25/2013   BBH     DKK        5,842,914        USD        1,045,637        9,930   
10/25/2013   BCLY     DKK        5,829,534        USD        1,051,391        18,056   
10/25/2013   BCLY     EUR        696,029        USD        931,444        11,369   
10/25/2013   BOA     EUR        1,753,713        USD        2,344,274        26,056   
10/25/2013   DB     EUR        2,435,323        USD        3,273,318        54,086   
10/25/2013   JPM     EUR        638,296        USD        857,353        13,595   
10/25/2013   MSCI     EUR        1,264,966        USD        1,698,727        26,579   
10/25/2013   SSB     EUR        1,484,706        USD        1,987,131        24,511   
10/25/2013   DB     GBP        347,922        USD        221,998        (4,028
10/25/2013   MSCI     GBP        13,052        USD        8,333        (143

Settlement
Date

  Counter-
party
  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     NOK        4,348,332        USD        729,072      $ 19,923   
10/25/2013   BOA     NOK        5,891,079        USD        984,638        23,891   
10/25/2013   DB     NOK        5,298,888        USD        889,642        25,472   
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        108,126        GBP        69,034        (1,186
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        1,600,744        HKD        12,410,118        (89
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        495,907        HKD        3,844,668        (22
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        675,382        JPY        65,557,689        (7,520
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        171,408        SGD        218,528        (84
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        3,442,850        HKD        26,692,142        (103
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        1,228,628        JPY        119,543,022        (10,795
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        765,950        SEK        4,972,163        (16,587
10/25/2013   BNYM     USD        1,747,609        SGD        2,226,629        (1,946
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        3,315,586        HKD        25,704,665        (204
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        1,523,745        JPY        148,014,262        (15,864
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        342,106        SEK        2,226,068        (6,612
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        4,273,851        SGD        5,452,173        620   
10/25/2013   DB     USD        644,903        JPY        62,296,937        (10,259
10/25/2013   DB     USD        1,385,252        SGD        1,766,196        (565
10/25/2013   JPM     USD        1,661,959        HKD        12,884,956        (60
10/25/2013   JPM     USD        1,635,901        JPY        159,149,313        (14,584
10/25/2013   JPM     USD        630,688        SGD        803,634        (644
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        1,685,883        HKD        13,069,903        (130
 

 

 

 

38   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts (continued)

 

Settlement
Date

  Counter-
party
  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        1,827,585        JPY        177,007,237      $ (24,342
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        1,423,525        SGD        1,815,348        (304
10/25/2013   RBS     USD        472,805        SEK        3,062,737        (11,215
10/25/2013   SSB     USD        1,296,458        HKD        10,051,191        (57
10/25/2013   SSB     USD        1,481,738        SGD        1,864,204        (20,213
           

 

 

 
  $ 318,424   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
79   CAC40   September 2013   $ 4,108,152      $ (177,444
21   DAX   September 2013     5,633,539        (133,838
9   FTSE 100   September 2013     894,360        (25,182
25   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     2,752,696        46,916   
2   Hang Seng   September 2013     277,317        (4,096
24   TOPIX   September 2013     2,675,385        (195,101
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 16,341,449      $ (488,745
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
57   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013   $ 7,861,920      $ (230,441
3   SPI 200   September 2013     339,948        (5,432
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 8,201,868      $ (235,873
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

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.

 

(c) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   39


GMO Resources Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    94.9

Preferred Stocks

    3.1   

Mutual Funds

    1.7   

Short-Term Investments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Other

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country Summary*   % of Equity Investments*  

United States

    20.3

United Kingdom

    15.7   

Japan

    13.5   

Russia

    7.0   

Norway

    6.4   

Brazil

    5.8   

Canada

    5.8   

France

    4.9   

Spain

    3.8   

China

    2.8   

Italy

    2.6   

Poland

    1.6   

Singapore

    1.3   

Austria

    1.0   

Germany

    1.0   

Czech Republic

    0.9   

Israel

    0.8   

Denmark

    0.7   

South Africa

    0.6   

Sweden

    0.6   

Turkey

    0.6   

Netherlands

    0.5   

Australia

    0.4   

Thailand

    0.4   

Greece

    0.3   

Hungary

    0.3   

Belgium

    0.2   

Taiwan

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.00%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Energy

    45.3

Materials

    28.9   

Capital Goods

    16.2   

Utilities

    5.5   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    4.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

40    


GMO Resources Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 94.9%   
    Australia — 0.4%   
    317,655      Incitec Pivot Ltd     728,260   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 1.0%   
    36,285      OMV AG     1,674,594   
    14,526      Verbund AG     279,729   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     1,954,323   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.2%   
    61,716      Nyrstar     287,915   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 2.6%  
    207,200      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)     1,386,862   
    244,000      Vale SA     3,519,973   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     4,906,835   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 5.7%  
    38,700      Agrium Inc     3,310,424   
    19,500      Calfrac Well Services Ltd     607,975   
    21,200      Canyon Services Group Inc     236,294   
    33,300      Ensign Energy Services Inc     555,790   
    14,800      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     245,753   
    25,900      Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp     490,067   
    60,200      Petrominerales Ltd     368,641   
    84,800      Precision Drilling Corp     834,877   
    147,300      Sherritt International Corp     514,634   
    42,700      Talisman Energy Inc     456,067   
    69,800      Teck Resources Ltd - Class B     1,757,425   
    19,400      Total Energy Services Inc     294,877   
    33,500      Trican Well Service Ltd     471,029   
    57,100      Trinidad Drilling Ltd     492,232   
    31,400      Western Energy Services Corp     251,904   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     10,887,989   
     

 

 

 
    China — 2.8%  
    2,509,000      Asian Citrus Holdings Ltd     932,679   
    240,000      China Oilfield Services Ltd - Class H     615,882   
    1,126,000      CNOOC Ltd     2,226,431   
    746,000      First Tractor Co Ltd - Class H     456,141   
    2,508,000      Minmetals Resources Ltd *     562,918   
    3,324,000      Sinofert Holdings Ltd     516,886   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     5,310,937   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 0.9%  
    72,230      CEZ AS     1,668,285   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 0.7%  
    70,272      Vestas Wind Systems A/S *     1,314,329   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    France — 4.8%  
    105,166      Electricite de France SA     2,945,879   
    114,613      Total SA     6,346,799   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     9,292,678   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 1.0%  
    18,006      Aurubis AG     1,038,566   
    33,961      K+S AG     826,682   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     1,865,248   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.3%  
    92,354      Mytilineos Holdings SA *     487,866   
     

 

 

 
    Hungary — 0.3%  
    8,745      MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc     620,687   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.8%  
    176,257      Israel Chemicals Ltd     1,219,875   
    565      Israel Corp Ltd (The) *     238,701   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     1,458,576   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 2.6%  
    109,935      ENI SPA     2,504,076   
    202,629      Fiat Industrial SPA     2,423,607   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     4,927,683   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 13.2%  
    186      INPEX Corp     838,708   
    355,900      Itochu Corp     4,006,448   
    14,000      Kurita Water Industries Ltd     281,068   
    498,000      Marubeni Corp     3,596,971   
    181,000      Mitsubishi Materials Corp     703,527   
    247,900      Mitsubishi Corp     4,611,882   
    323,300      Mitsui & Co Ltd     4,470,876   
    339,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     786,993   
    57,000      Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd     628,851   
    328,500      Nippon Coke & Engineering Co Ltd     372,244   
    69,000      Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd     309,528   
    34,700      Shinko Plantech Co Ltd     277,551   
    258,700      Sumitomo Corp     3,259,079   
    94,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     1,255,966   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     25,399,692   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 0.4%  
    43,255      SBM Offshore NV *     849,680   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 6.2%  
    186,875      Austevoll Seafood ASA     1,016,830   
    182,107      BW Offshore Ltd     215,904   
    41,838      Cermaq ASA     690,270   
    15,453      Fred Olsen Energy ASA     714,824   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   41


GMO Resources Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Norway — continued   
    562,406      Marine Harvest ASA     521,994   
    153,242      Morpol ASA *     285,315   
    25,823      Petroleum Geo–Services ASA     330,499   
    213,894      Polarcus Ltd *     150,196   
    55,167      ProSafe SE     491,422   
    71,909      Salmar ASA *     703,690   
    125,525      Songa Offshore SE *     132,053   
    107,298      Statoil ASA     2,354,043   
    24,106      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     709,452   
    92,360      Yara International ASA     3,650,767   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     11,967,259   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 1.6%  
    30,105      Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA     633,158   
    62,681      KGHM Polska Miedz SA     2,377,550   
     

 

 

 
    Total Poland     3,010,708   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 6.8%  
    585,875      Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR     4,602,742   
    63,471      Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR     3,677,874   
    132,821      Phosagro OAO GDR     1,225,665   
    267,004      Rosneft OJSC GDR (Registered)     1,961,519   
    32,175      Tatneft Sponsored ADR     1,218,400   
    34,164      TMK OAO GDR (Registered)     439,487   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     13,125,687   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 1.3%  
    4,519,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     1,978,724   
    454,000      Indofood Agri Resources Ltd     275,375   
    534,000      Swiber Holdings Ltd     260,729   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     2,514,828   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 0.5%  
    33,336      Palabora Mining Co Ltd *     370,340   
    14,567      Sasol Ltd     682,054   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     1,052,394   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 3.8%  
    98,974      Endesa SA *     2,304,179   
    592,643      Iberdrola SA     3,140,746   
    76,982      Repsol YPF SA     1,786,427   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     7,231,352   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 0.6%  
    76,973      Boliden AB     1,123,266   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 0.2%  
    713,000      Sinon Corp     351,761   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — 0.4%  
    74,264      PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered)     383,038   
    42,400      PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered)     429,456   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     812,494   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 0.6%  
    98,522      Gubre Fabrikalari TAS *     592,459   
    335,120      Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS *     524,694   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     1,117,153   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 15.4%  
    431,853      Amerisur Resources Plc *     293,652   
    140,534      Anglo American Plc     3,223,961   
    143,254      BHP Billiton Plc     4,166,600   
    954,129      BP Plc     6,597,627   
    6,600      Ensco Plc - Class A     366,696   
    191,579      Kazakhmys Plc     895,383   
    162,433      Rio Tinto Plc     7,333,814   
    122,227      Royal Dutch Shell Plc - A Shares (London)     3,953,064   
    82,153      Royal Dutch Shell Plc - B Shares (London)     2,765,104   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     29,595,901   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 19.8%  
    49,700      AGCO Corp.     2,811,032   
    27,700      Apache Corp.     2,373,336   
    5,800      Atwood Oceanics, Inc. *     322,944   
    23,100      Baker Hughes, Inc.     1,073,919   
    30,900      Basic Energy Services, Inc. *     359,676   
    5,600      Berry Petroleum Co. - Class A     230,440   
    29,200      C&J Energy Services, Inc. *     599,476   
    26,400      Chevron Corp.     3,179,352   
    67,500      Chiquita Brands International, Inc. *     832,275   
    6,400      Cimarex Energy Co.     536,384   
    50,500      ConocoPhillips     3,348,150   
    30,800      Deere & Co.     2,576,112   
    14,200      Denbury Resources, Inc. *     245,518   
    14,400      Devon Energy Corp.     822,096   
    37,600      Dole Food Co., Inc. *     515,872   
    4,100      Energen Corp.     271,871   
    22,400      Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,952,384   
    113,100      Freeport–McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     3,417,882   
    16,500      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. *     412,995   
    24,500      Hess Corp.     1,833,825   
    13,300      Joy Global, Inc.     653,296   
    45,300      Key Energy Services, Inc. *     302,151   
    49,300      Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. *     492,507   
    47,400      Marathon Oil Corp.     1,631,982   
    18,900      Mosaic Co. (The)     787,185   
    3,700      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     274,910   
 

 

42   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Resources Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued   
    25,600      Newfield Exploration Co. *     609,792   
    21,400      Newpark Resources, Inc. *     238,182   
    16,700      Noble Corp.     621,240   
    4,500      Oil States International, Inc. *     401,490   
    82,400      Parker Drilling Co. *     472,976   
    44,500      Pioneer Energy Services Corp. *     300,820   
    3,500      SM Energy Co.     239,120   
    17,400      Stone Energy Corp. *     476,760   
    32,700      Superior Energy Services, Inc. *     803,112   
    16,700      Unit Corp. *     769,035   
    16,400      W&T Offshore, Inc.     253,380   
    45,300      Weatherford International Ltd. *     675,423   
    6,700      Whiting Petroleum Corp. *     338,149   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     38,057,049   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $188,760,246)     181,920,835   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.1%   
    Brazil — 3.1%   
    251,300      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) 4.67%     1,769,459   
    322,087      Vale SA 0.48%     4,198,288   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     5,967,747   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $7,202,998)     5,967,747   
     

 

 

 
    RIGHTS/WARRANTS — 0.0%   
    Italy — 0.0%   
    202,629      Fiat Industrial SpA Rights, Expires 10/09/13 *     99   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS
(COST $0)
    99   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.7%   
    United States — 1.7%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    126,277      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     3,156,914   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $3,157,811)     3,156,914   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   

CAD

    4,663      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%, due 09/03/13     4,430   

USD

    69,512      Sumitomo (Tokyo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     69,512   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     73,942   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $73,942)     73,942   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Cost $199,194,997)     191,119,537   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     607,553   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $191,727,090   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   43


GMO Risk Premium Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Mutual Funds

    38.6

Short-Term Investments

    6.9   

Written Options

    (2.9

Other

    57.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44    


GMO Risk Premium Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 38.6%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    11,130,121      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund       278,253,028   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $278,323,000)     278,253,028   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.9%   
    Money Market Fund   
    49,956,766      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     49,956,766   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $49,956,766)     49,956,766   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 45.5% (Cost $328,279,766)     328,209,794   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 54.5%     393,888,263   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $722,098,057   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Written Options

 

Number of
Contracts

  Expiration
Date
 

Description

  Premiums     Market
Value
 
Put   590   09/20/13   EUR Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,750   $ 384,628      $ (505,276
Put   4,487   09/20/13   EUR Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,825     2,357,586        (6,646,947
Put   604   09/20/13   GBP FTSE 100, Strike 6,475     909,723        (1,209,190
Put   268   09/27/13   HKD Hang Seng, Strike 21,600     830,095        (777,966
Put   695   09/13/13   JPY Nikkei 225, Strike 13,625     2,865,046        (3,617,968
Put   114   09/13/13   JPY Nikkei 225, Strike 14,000     568,036        (909,888
Put   7   09/21/13   USD S&P 500, Strike 1,635     14,959        (17,500
Put   1,427   09/21/13   USD S&P 500, Strike 1,660     3,759,413        (5,914,915
Put   174   09/20/13   CAD S&P/TSX 60, Strike 720     22,262        (13,133
Put   4,173   09/20/13   CAD S&P/TSX 60, Strike 730     426,625        (481,363
Put   65   09/19/13   AUD SPI 200, Strike 5,075     75,322        (32,430
Put   298   09/19/13   AUD SPI 200, Strike 5,125     247,724        (219,138
Put   622   09/19/13   AUD SPI 200, Strike 5,150     553,579        (515,441
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 13,014,998      $ (20,861,155
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   45


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    97.7

Mutual Funds

    1.2   

Preferred Stocks

    0.6   

Short-Term Investments

    0.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.0

Other

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    25.9

Japan

    21.3   

France

    13.8   

Spain

    8.2   

Germany

    6.8   

Italy

    5.3   

Australia

    4.1   

Switzerland

    3.3   

Hong Kong

    2.0   

Singapore

    1.5   

Belgium

    1.2   

Netherlands

    1.2   

Canada

    1.1   

Austria

    0.7   

Finland

    0.7   

Sweden

    0.7   

Ireland

    0.5   

Portugal

    0.5   

Greece

    0.3   

New Zealand

    0.3   

Norway

    0.3   

Denmark

    0.2   

Israel

    0.1   

Malta

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments**  

Energy

    15.5

Banks

    11.8   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    11.0   

Telecommunication Services

    9.0   

Capital Goods

    7.9   

Utilities

    6.1   

Automobiles & Components

    5.7   

Insurance

    5.4   

Materials

    5.2   

Real Estate

    3.0   

Retailing

    2.8   

Diversified Financials

    2.6   

Consumer Services

    2.4   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    2.0   

Transportation

    1.9   

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.6   

Media

    1.2   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    1.0   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    1.0   

Household & Personal Products

    0.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.8   

Software & Services

    0.6   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.4   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

 

46    


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%   
    Australia — 4.1%   
    415,666      Arrium Ltd     412,160   
    28,120      BHP Billiton Ltd     889,259   
    155,094      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     685,950   
    11,506      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     742,298   
    51,200      CSL Ltd     3,091,723   
    507,912      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     332,908   
    28,954      JB Hi–Fi Ltd     484,253   
    23,336      Macquarie Group Ltd     904,390   
    388,328      Mirvac Group (REIT)     565,857   
    88,505      Myer Holdings Ltd     215,741   
    29,468      National Australia Bank Ltd     846,358   
    156,122      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     2,103,279   
    179,199      Stockland (REIT)     592,710   
    84,675      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     242,065   
    201,890      Tatts Group Ltd     575,221   
    486,232      Telstra Corp Ltd     2,115,782   
    170,629      Westpac Banking Corp     4,736,636   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     19,536,590   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.7%  
    3,318      Andritz AG     182,647   
    8,906      Erste Group Bank AG     285,782   
    88,088      Immofinanz AG (Entitlement Shares) *       
    32,795      OMV AG     1,513,526   
    8,153      Raiffeisen Bank International AG     279,710   
    26,449      Voestalpine AG     1,130,360   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     3,392,025   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 1.1%  
    41,633      Ageas     1,637,161   
    5,690      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     530,655   
    10,700      Belgacom SA     256,148   
    26,132      Delhaize Group     1,669,291   
    32,336      KBC Groep NV     1,420,080   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     5,513,335   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 1.1%  
    3,700      Alimentation Couche Tard Inc     213,366   
    36,300      Blackberry Ltd *     366,687   
    4,700      Canadian Tire Corp Ltd     397,534   
    8,700      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     1,023,136   
    15,100      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     250,735   
    7,500      Husky Energy Inc     212,048   
    13,800      Magna International Inc - Class A     1,060,712   
    8,100      Metro Inc - Class A     518,621   
    10,700      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc *     1,052,426   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     5,095,265   
     

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Denmark — 0.2%  
    9,927      Coloplast A/S - Class B     538,666   
    3,205      Novo-Nordisk A/S - Class B     535,862   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     1,074,528   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.7%  
    4,723      Kone Oyj - Class B     385,548   
    567,835      Nokia Oyj *     2,203,094   
    17,439      Sampo Oyj - Class A     725,903   
    3,387      Wartsila Oyj     157,698   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     3,472,243   
     

 

 

 
    France — 13.6%  
    126,818      Air France–KLM *     953,938   
    100,639      AXA     2,193,435   
    67,073      BNP Paribas     4,205,252   
    54,003      Bouygues SA     1,686,239   
    7,168      Bureau Veritas SA     216,165   
    30,904      Carrefour SA     967,610   
    6,637      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B     635,264   
    58,961      Credit Agricole SA *     595,666   
    6,226      Dassault Systemes SA     795,571   
    1,414      Essilor International SA     152,691   
    1,613      Esso SAF     104,422   
    40,083      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     2,308,065   
    142,421      GDF Suez     3,090,088   
    16,002      GDF Suez VVPR Strip *     21   
    7,745      L’Oreal SA     1,293,049   
    4,820      Lafarge SA     294,051   
    119,154      Orange     1,209,548   
    144,914      Peugeot SA *     2,058,497   
    4,052      Publicis Groupe SA     301,368   
    60,370      Renault SA     4,318,233   
    96,403      Sanofi     9,238,926   
    88,845      Societe Generale     3,890,823   
    38,936     

Solocal Group *

    87,033   
    74,959      STMicroelectronics NV     599,664   
    400,005      Total SA     22,150,640   
    19,079      Veolia Environnement     294,749   
    73,072      Vivendi SA     1,482,242   
    2,361      Zodiac Aerospace     342,131   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     65,465,381   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 6.1%  
    3,794      Adidas AG     401,360   
    19,475      Allianz SE (Registered)     2,790,117   
    13,966      Aurubis AG     805,543   
    38,595      Bayer AG (Registered)     4,289,654   
    26,856      Celesio AG     560,045   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   47


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — continued  
    2,516      Continental AG     379,726   
    11,736      Daimler AG (Registered)     805,300   
    73,201      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     1,305,884   
    9,777      Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)     424,427   
    45,524      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     1,315,901   
    14,684      Duerr AG     984,777   
    370,257      E.ON AG     5,859,080   
    29,880      Freenet AG     705,330   
    11,465      Hannover Rueck SE     800,307   
    7,275      Kabel Deutschland Holding AG     826,357   
    2,978      KUKA AG     125,138   
    8,577      Leoni AG     470,777   
    5,421      Merck KGaA     823,545   
    18,220      Metro AG     667,637   
    12,657      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     2,306,360   
    49,544      RWE AG     1,360,724   
    6,941      Salzgitter AG     263,167   
    3,438      SAP AG     253,926   
    25,341      Suedzucker AG     818,195   
    26,139      TUI AG *     302,997   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     29,646,274   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.3%   
    71,528      OPAP SA     707,502   
    62,842      Public Power Corp SA     591,861   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     1,299,363   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 1.9%   
    156,500      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     706,220   
    88,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     1,254,234   
    256,430      Esprit Holdings Ltd     436,048   
    278,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     1,687,904   
    321,618      Hong Kong & China Gas     745,158   
    43,353      Link (REIT)     198,624   
    344,000      Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     213,971   
    192,400      Sands China Ltd     1,101,409   
    134,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     1,733,095   
    26,000      Swire Pacific Ltd     297,297   
    66,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     538,446   
    115,000      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     351,837   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     9,264,243   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.5%   
    38,124      C&C Group Plc     211,104   
    8,366      DCC Plc     332,214   
    9,525      Kerry Group Plc - Class A     600,946   
    6,997      Paddy Power Plc     562,828   
    28,048      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     570,457   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     2,277,549   
     

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Israel — 0.2%   
    19,126      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd     731,119   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 5.2%   
    899,003      A2A SPA     779,829   
    45,779      Azimut Holding SPA     982,316   
    13,348      Danieli & Co SPA - RSP     231,931   
    1,421,101      Enel SPA     4,685,689   
    256,296      ENI SPA     5,837,855   
    41,052      Exor SPA     1,398,793   
    250,436      Fiat SPA *     1,887,247   
    256,687      Finmeccanica SPA *     1,313,169   
    7,568      Gtech SPA     212,633   
    658,850      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     1,290,443   
    411,876      Mediaset SPA *     1,689,850   
    45,025      Mediobanca SPA     279,554   
    162,338      Mediolanum SPA     1,129,806   
    321,227      Milano Assicurazioni SPA *     203,099   
    25,205      Recordati SPA     283,556   
    58,631      Snam Rete Gas SPA     274,271   
    1,854,985      Telecom Italia SPA     1,291,961   
    1,513,666      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     836,856   
    151,188      Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SPA     544,814   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     25,153,672   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 20.9%   
    12,800      ABC-Mart Inc     534,525   
    701      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     758,725   
    94      Advance Residence Investment Corp (REIT)     190,579   
    63,400      Aeon Co Ltd     863,860   
    14,700      Alfresa Holdings Corp     694,659   
    27,500      Arnest One Corp     570,066   
    28,200      Astellas Pharma Inc     1,434,757   
    13,000      Bridgestone Corp     424,303   
    2,400      Calbee Inc     233,753   
    5,200      Central Japan Railway Co     592,036   
    192,000      Cosmo Oil Co Ltd *     394,888   
    30,600      Daiei Inc *     104,549   
    198,000      Daikyo Inc     571,802   
    27,400      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     2,500,907   
    16,000      Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     285,879   
    119,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     951,984   
    184,000      DIC Corp     467,697   
    2,500      Fast Retailing Co Ltd     804,870   
    138,000      Fuji Electric Co Ltd     505,360   
    97,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     2,335,224   
    17,900      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     313,868   
    8,500      Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd     272,689   
    74,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     318,361   
    970,500      Haseko Corp *     1,125,452   
    2,400      Hosiden Corp     12,683   
 

 

48   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    8,900      Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd     737,963   
    78      INPEX Corp     351,716   
    309,500      Itochu Corp     3,484,112   
    16,000      Izumi Co Ltd     442,152   
    23,600      J Trust Co Ltd     348,015   
    303      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     555,789   
    73,200      JFE Holdings Inc     1,605,602   
    475,100      JX Holdings Inc     2,496,324   
    32,960      K’s Holdings Corp     1,001,408   
    51,000      Kajima Corp     181,038   
    42,000      Kamigumi Co Ltd     334,388   
    116,000      Kanematsu Corp *     124,462   
    93,700      Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (The) *     1,045,326   
    31,000      Kao Corp     902,271   
    308,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     689,267   
    94,800      KDDI Corp     4,506,640   
    900      Keyence Corp     295,682   
    9,000      Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co Ltd     49,994   
    331,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     523,941   
    21,600      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     231,172   
    29,000      Kubota Corp     392,044   
    15,000      Kurimoto Ltd     40,942   
    8,000      Kyudenko Corp     36,495   
    2,800      Lawson Inc     210,282   
    131,400      Leopalace21 Corp *     805,095   
    272,000      Marubeni Corp     1,964,611   
    418,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     1,664,081   
    55,000      Medipal Holdings Corp     612,203   
    26,900      Misawa Homes Co Ltd     381,995   
    23,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd     594,182   
    255,000      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     1,194,058   
    127,400      Mitsubishi Corp     2,370,124   
    94,000      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     168,930   
    19,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     594,805   
    113,200      Mitsui & Co Ltd     1,565,429   
    198,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     459,660   
    249,000      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     976,400   
    968,200      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     1,962,441   
    16,100      Nagase & Co     191,422   
    19,900      Namco Bandai Holdings Inc     316,545   
    84,500      Nippon Coke & Engineering Co Ltd     95,752   
    20,000      Nippon Corp     319,855   
    356,600      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     450,249   
    10,100      Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd     136,981   
    66,300      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     3,363,512   
    223,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     630,658   
    71,900      Nipro Corp     617,036   
    14,100      Nisshin Steel Holdings Co Ltd     157,325   
    12,000      Nisshinbo Holdings Inc     87,929   
    7,000      Nitori Holdings Co Ltd     624,650   

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    11,800      Nitto Denko Corp     624,047   
    229,200      Nomura Holdings Inc     1,580,292   
    70,600      North Pacific Bank Ltd     274,536   
    119,000      NTN Corp *     435,796   
    787      NTT Docomo Inc     1,258,121   
    3,000      Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     180,060   
    600      Oriental Land Co Ltd     96,615   
    29,900      ORIX Corp     407,416   
    14,000      Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd     32,859   
    11,930      Point Inc     559,461   
    514,100      Resona Holdings Inc     2,439,444   
    40,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     430,432   
    58,100      Round One Corp     325,421   
    7,400      Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     648,362   
    7,600      Ryosan Co     127,740   
    3,500      Sankyo Co Ltd     162,408   
    4,600      Shimamura Co Ltd     468,100   
    9,300      Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc     335,425   
    3,400      SHO–BOND Holdings Co Ltd     133,777   
    26,400      SoftBank Corp     1,646,994   
    564,700      Sojitz Corp     1,002,989   
    323,000      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     317,092   
    207,900      Sumitomo Corp     2,619,105   
    30,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     400,840   
    33,100      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     1,454,939   
    393,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     1,697,200   
    23,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     1,005,204   
    12,500      Suzuken Co Ltd     384,000   
    122,000      Taisei Corp     497,224   
    29,600      Takara Leben Co Ltd     101,122   
    63,100      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     2,855,571   
    103,200      Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The) *     519,432   
    31,000      Tokyu Land Corp     285,500   
    69,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     625,258   
    322,000      Tosoh Corp     1,142,660   
    185,000      Toyobo Co Ltd     302,501   
    152,500      Toyota Motor Corp     9,173,095   
    75,500      Toyota Tsusho Corp     1,725,376   
    26,703      UNY Co Ltd     169,753   
    4,860      USS Co Ltd     606,343   
    81,600      Wacom Co Ltd     696,370   
    1,624      Yahoo! Japan Corp     799,991   
    4,390      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     138,269   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     100,843,569   
     

 

 

 
    Malta — 0.0%   
    1,718,063      BGP Holdings Plc *       
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 1.2%   
    280,253      Aegon NV     1,994,888   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   49


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Netherlands — continued   
    9,581      CSM NV     226,678   
    39,003      Delta Lloyd NV     744,912   
    1,326      Gemalto NV     152,618   
    81,070      ING Groep NV *     882,659   
    12,651      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     391,195   
    96,642      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     394,650   
    123,744      PostNL NV *     436,534   
    4,965      Wereldhave NV (REIT)     330,692   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     5,554,826   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 0.3%   
    99,092      Chorus Ltd     222,176   
    57,894      Fletcher Building Ltd     390,912   
    491,055      Telecom Corp of New Zealand     861,194   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     1,474,282   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.3%   
    33,852      DNB ASA     524,771   
    31,332      Statoil ASA     687,402   
    7,596      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     223,554   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     1,435,727   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.5%   
    612,118      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     2,163,316   
    88,211      Portugal Telecom SGPS SA     332,974   
     

 

 

 
    Total Portugal     2,496,290   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 1.5%   
    317,000      Asiasons Capital Ltd *     242,121   
    208,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     220,185   
    356,000      China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd *     147,915   
    398,000      Ezion Holdings Ltd     705,452   
    217,000      Ezra Holdings Ltd *     140,769   
    3,889,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     1,702,867   
    198,000      Ho Bee Investment Ltd     315,806   
    626,000      Noble Group Ltd     395,688   
    61,000      Singapore Press Holdings Ltd     187,746   
    621,670      Singapore Telecommunications Ltd     1,706,994   
    2      Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)     2   
    341,067      Swiber Holdings Ltd     166,528   
    86,000      United Overseas Land     430,078   
    97,000      Vard Holdings Ltd *     65,099   
    735,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     543,286   
    247,000      Yanlord Land Group Ltd     225,942   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     7,196,478   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 8.1%   
    40,357      Abengoa SA     105,302   
    28,704      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     807,371   

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Spain — continued   
    25,372      Amadeus IT Holding SA - Class A     819,399   
    466,361      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     4,456,772   
    1,481,836      Banco Santander SA     10,471,007   
    103,312      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     816,634   
    19,681      Enagas     447,087   
    49,973      Ferrovial SA     827,970   
    132,240      Gas Natural SDG SA     2,589,218   
    20,151      Grifols SA     809,337   
    573,248      Iberdrola SA     3,037,961   
    10,461      Inditex SA     1,383,131   
    106,849      Mapfre SA     359,868   
    132,694      Repsol YPF SA     3,079,268   
    656,098      Telefonica SA *     8,919,340   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     38,929,665   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 0.6%   
    40,819      Investor AB     1,176,290   
    32,601      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     334,472   
    11,790      Svenska Handelsbanken AB - A Shares     505,738   
    49,006      Swedbank AB - Class A     1,108,422   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     3,124,922   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 3.2%   
    25,228      ABB Ltd     539,572   
    4,893      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     464,489   
    46,145      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     1,330,103   
    88,192      Novartis AG (Registered)     6,424,763   
    18,049      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     4,498,988   
    1,058      Swatch Group AG     608,626   
    5,435      Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)     1,017,795   
    8,949      Swiss Re AG     685,797   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     15,570,133   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 25.4%   
    126,978      Aberdeen Asset Management Plc     693,870   
    37,205      Admiral Group Plc     728,065   
    69,450      Amlin Plc     422,223   
    86,599      ARM Holdings Plc     1,171,584   
    20,070      Associated British Foods Plc     574,178   
    257,644      AstraZeneca Plc     12,685,723   
    37,454      Aviva Plc     224,187   
    22,127      Babcock International Group Plc     389,992   
    577,495      BAE Systems Plc     3,893,260   
    74,235      Balfour Beatty Plc     283,578   
    1,516,003      Barclays Plc     6,641,015   
    47,442      Barratt Developments Plc *     223,353   
    87,688      BG Group Plc     1,668,538   
    121,071      BHP Billiton Plc     3,521,398   
 

 

50   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    2,107,829      BP Plc     14,575,252   
    219,337      BT Group Plc     1,104,695   
    35,613      Bunzl Plc     751,585   
    173,543      Cobham Plc     766,294   
    3,543      Croda International Plc     142,692   
    75,038      Diageo Plc     2,299,643   
    71,035      Drax Group Plc     767,791   
    33,358      easyJet Plc     638,290   
    84,459      FirstGroup Plc     150,219   
    125,281      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     3,195,113   
    41,210      Halfords Group Plc     231,216   
    244,115      Home Retail Group Plc     538,599   
    104,636      HSBC Holdings Plc     1,095,534   
    2,021      IMI Plc     44,982   
    36,147      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     1,195,169   
    66,559      Inchcape Plc     607,207   
    18,106      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     507,068   
    5,108      Intertek Group Plc     253,253   
    93,368      ITV Plc     238,194   
    548,994      Legal & General Group Plc     1,590,360   
    3,796,074      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     4,269,913   
    195,428      Man Group Plc     246,897   
    38,143      Next Plc     2,892,969   
    11,249      Persimmon Plc, Bonus Shares     191,729   
    54,907      Premier Foods Plc *     112,154   
    149,098      Prudential Plc     2,493,821   
    20,616      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     1,401,046   
    44,091      Reed Elsevier Plc     540,670   
    165,064      Rio Tinto Plc     7,452,603   
    85,111      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     1,467,970   
    53,593      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     276,863   
    91,662      Royal Dutch Shell Group Class A (Amsterdam)     2,965,161   
    273,326      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     8,839,905   
    172,064      Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     5,791,326   
    24,570      Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     595,284   
    164,965      Spirit Pub Co Plc     189,436   
    155,165      Standard Life Assurance Plc     797,201   
    273,820      Tesco Plc     1,556,105   
    519,718      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     1,136,513   
    154,102      TUI Travel Plc     822,793   
    26,105      Vesuvius Plc     186,846   
    3,349,439      Vodafone Group Plc     10,790,272   
    13,792      Whitbread Plc     658,753   
    199,629      William Hill Plc     1,284,925   
    100,307      WPP Plc     1,858,241   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     122,633,516   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $387,677,783)
    471,180,995   
     

 

 

 

Shares /

Par Value

    Description   Value ($)  
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%   
    Germany — 0.6%   
    9,120      Henkel AG & Co KGaA, 1.28%     883,803   
    20,674      Porsche Automobil Holding SE 3.15%     1,739,686   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     2,623,489   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $1,655,083)
    2,623,489   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.2%   
    United States — 1.2%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    237,246      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     5,931,149   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $5,931,701)
    5,931,149   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
    Time Deposits — 0.2%   

CAD

    6,005      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.28%, due 09/03/13     5,701   

EUR

    816      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.00%, due 09/03/13 (a)     1,079   

GBP

    2,932      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.07%, due 09/03/13     4,544   

NZD

    4,521      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 1.70%, due 09/03/13     3,494   

SGD

    71,647      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     56,130   

AUD

    31,580      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 1.67%, due 09/03/13     28,108   

USD

    858,364      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     858,364   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     957,420   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $957,420)
    957,420   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Cost $396,221,987)     480,693,053   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     1,426,791   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $482,119,844   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   51


GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date

 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/25/2013   BBH     CAD        571,199        USD        548,729      $ 7,124   
10/25/2013   BOA     CAD        310,511        USD        298,933        4,510   
10/25/2013   BCLY     EUR        2,701,859        USD        3,628,853        57,290   
10/25/2013   BOA     EUR        6,056,761        USD        8,106,932        100,554   
10/25/2013   DB     EUR        13,513,483        USD        18,163,473        300,120   
10/25/2013   MSCI     EUR        3,457,407        USD        4,642,962        72,647   
10/25/2013   SSB     EUR        3,457,408        USD        4,627,395        57,078   
10/25/2013   BCLY     GBP        158,056        USD        247,553        2,711   
10/25/2013   BOA     GBP        2,746,553        USD        4,258,118        3,479   
10/25/2013   DB     GBP        51,986        USD        81,474        943   
10/25/2013   MSCI     GBP        3,289,096        USD        5,151,563        56,479   
10/25/2013   BBH     USD        4,551,996        CHF        4,178,277        (59,548
10/25/2013   BCLY     USD        1,564,623        CHF        1,432,428        (24,489
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        4,547,933        CHF        4,178,277        (55,486
10/25/2013   BOA     USD        6,938,315        JPY        673,977,546        (72,237
10/25/2013   DB     USD        4,561,438        CHF        4,178,277        (68,990
10/25/2013   DB     USD        2,547,023        JPY        246,039,880        (40,517
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        3,398,306        CHF        3,119,013        (44,770
10/25/2013   MSCI     USD        2,557,425        JPY        246,039,879        (50,918
10/25/2013   SSB     USD        1,278,640        CHF        1,175,217        (15,057
           

 

 

 
  $ 230,923   
           

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Rate rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 53.

 

 

52   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

FDR - Fiduciary Depositary Receipt

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

GDR - Global Depository Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR - Swedish Depository Receipt

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 

BBH - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

BCLY - Barclays Bank PLC

BNYM - Bank of New York Mellon

BOA - Bank of America, N.A.

DB - Deutsche Bank AG

GS - Goldman Sachs International

JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

RBS - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

SSB - State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   53


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Currency
Hedged
International
Equity Fund
    Developed
World Stock
Fund
     International
Core Equity
Fund
     International
Growth
Equity Fund
     International
Intrinsic
Value Fund
 

Assets:

  

          

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 70,991,791      $ 370,653,051       $ 2,037,678,795       $ 1,886,824,798       $ 11,870,171,222   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     2,341,789,978        11,480,665         42,281,429         49,161,461         88,307,524   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(c)

            317                 885         702   

Receivable for investments sold

                    365,785         276,612         2,023,015   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

                    109,221         5,779         31,449   

Dividends and interest receivable

            866,610         5,323,524         5,566,118         33,128,183   

Foreign taxes receivable

            104,792         3,099,558         2,505,366         6,442,967   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     8,108,168        533,372         3,553,947         2,906,925         13,463,792   

Receivable for foreign currency sold

                            66           

Due from broker (Note 2)

            1,290,460         4,761,544         3,327,196         22,277,440   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     1,253,324        35,495         202,523         120,156         331,328   

Miscellaneous receivable

            588         2,395         2,141         5,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,422,143,261        384,965,350         2,097,378,721         1,950,697,503         12,036,183,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Foreign currency due to custodian

                    8,612                   

Payable for investments purchased

                            289,884         808,717   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     909,858                260,625         5,999,293         3,339,327   

Accrued capital gain taxes payable (Note 2)

                            683         2,050   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

             

Management fee

     1,141,221        151,003         696,046         869,748         5,294,109   

Shareholder service fee

     317,006        40,125         190,214         170,318         1,044,357   

Payable for foreign currency purchased

                    1,613                 6,184   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

            92,720         354,867         322,286         1,698,733   

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     7,014,069        141,428         1,548,245         1,444,269         2,353,257   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     279        62         589         279         1,240   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     2,627        360         9,736         2,903         7,260   

Accrued expenses

     218,846        141,611         800,865         385,190         1,036,086   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,603,906        567,309         3,871,412         9,484,853         15,591,320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,412,539,355      $ 384,398,041       $ 2,093,507,309       $ 1,941,212,650       $ 12,020,591,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 70,991,791      $ 323,335,132       $ 1,889,784,409       $ 1,668,659,155       $ 11,162,689,099   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 2,069,388,551      $ 11,483,965       $ 42,292,133       $ 49,169,894       $ 88,312,206   

(c)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $      $ 317       $       $ 886       $ 703   

 

54   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Currency
Hedged
International
Equity Fund
    Developed
World Stock
Fund
    International
Core Equity
Fund
    International
Growth
Equity Fund
    International
Intrinsic
Value Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

          

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,963,724,574      $ 418,978,197      $ 2,709,982,562      $ 1,969,975,956      $ 12,439,135,166   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     5,236,136        3,600,577        24,437,787        29,787,892        132,745,830   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     170,083,268        (85,841,290     (789,953,427     (277,663,450     (1,267,155,275

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     273,495,377        47,660,557        149,040,387        219,112,252        715,865,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,412,539,355      $ 384,398,041      $ 2,093,507,309      $ 1,941,212,650      $ 12,020,591,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

          

Class II shares

   $      $      $      $      $ 147,714,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III shares

   $ 2,412,539,355      $ 150,494,868      $ 558,892,146      $ 254,772,038      $ 1,400,704,518   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $      $ 233,903,173      $ 1,403,860,545      $ 1,686,440,612      $ 10,472,172,597   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $      $      $ 130,754,618      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

          

Class II

                                 6,664,502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

     98,373,226        7,195,886        18,447,696        9,673,074        62,506,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

            11,174,588        46,365,737        64,011,138        467,835,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

                   4,323,801                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

          

Class II

   $      $      $      $      $ 22.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

   $ 24.52      $ 20.91      $ 30.30      $ 26.34      $ 22.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

   $      $ 20.93      $ 30.28      $ 26.35      $ 22.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

   $      $      $ 30.24      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   55


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     International
Small
Companies
Fund
    Resources
Fund
     Risk
Premium
Fund
     Tax-Managed
International
Equities Fund
 

Assets:

  

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 319,218,673      $ 187,962,623       $ 49,956,766       $ 474,761,904   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     8,131,457        3,156,914         278,253,028         5,931,149   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(c)

     230,183        62,721                   

Receivable for investments sold

                    2,203,989           

Dividends receivable

     598,414        725,857         17,022         1,338,569   

Foreign taxes receivable

     142,467        12,226                 312,871   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     465,980                        662,935   

Receivable for foreign currency sold

     15                          

Due from broker (Note 2)

     1,599,520                413,781,205           

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     41,509        20,764         27,993         52,142   

Miscellaneous receivable

     303        207         739         200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     330,428,521        191,941,312         744,240,742         483,059,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Payable for investments purchased

                    385,882           

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

                    492,952           

Accrued foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

                            239   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

          

Management fee

     174,687        83,057         272,749         211,318   

Shareholder service fee

     43,671        20,143         34,282         63,396   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

     136,379                          

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     147,556                        432,012   

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 4)(d)

                    20,861,155           

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     31        31         93         62   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     343        124         622         622   

Accrued expenses

     181,747        110,867         94,950         232,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     684,414        214,222         22,142,685         939,926   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 329,744,107      $ 191,727,090       $ 722,098,057       $ 482,119,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 289,779,562      $ 196,037,186       $ 49,956,766       $ 390,290,286   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 8,132,668      $ 3,157,811       $ 278,323,000       $ 5,931,701   

(c)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $ 233,708      $ 64,203       $       $   

(d)      Premiums on written options:

   $      $       $ 13,014,998       $   

 

56   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     International
Small
Companies
Fund
    Resources
Fund
    Risk
Premium
Fund
    Tax-Managed
International
Equities Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 303,160,242      $ 196,713,365      $ 731,301,653      $ 478,710,346   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

            2,476,953               5,837,489   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (3,065,544            (2,013,546       

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     616,412        612,065        725,823        (87,128,334

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     29,032,997        (8,075,293     (7,915,873     84,700,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 329,744,107      $ 191,727,090      $ 722,098,057      $ 482,119,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

        

Class III shares

   $ 329,744,107      $ 81,697,234      $ 7,152,754      $ 482,119,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $      $ 110,029,856      $ 26,811,011      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $      $      $ 688,134,292      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

        

Class III

     38,063,352        3,945,603        705,240        31,240,259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

            5,317,083        2,640,375          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

                   67,791,463          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

        

Class III

   $ 8.66      $ 20.71      $ 10.14      $ 15.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

   $      $ 20.69      $ 10.15      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

   $      $      $ 10.15      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   57


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Currency
Hedged
International
Equity Fund
     Developed
World Stock
Fund
     International
Core Equity
Fund
     International
Growth
Equity Fund
     International
Intrinsic
Value Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

           

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $       $ 5,566,328       $ 75,649,706       $ 41,201,144       $ 213,032,572   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     16,663,436         3,986         12,086         11,803         37,928   

Interest

     16,607         1,350         18,967         11,412         89,469   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     16,680,043         5,571,664         75,680,759         41,224,359         213,159,969   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

           

Management fee (Note 5)

     6,399,632         866,058         6,388,983         5,705,741         27,702,495   

Shareholder service fee – Class II (Note 5)

                                     186,408   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     1,777,676         114,048         452,792         215,599         1,105,012   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

             116,425         651,709         897,674         4,246,361   

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

                     360,431                   

12b-1 fee – Class M* (Note 5)

                                     2,286   

Administration fee – Class M* (Note 5)

                                     1,829   

Audit and tax fees

     28,336         37,628         43,332         43,516         46,276   

Custodian and fund accounting agent fees

     102,488         128,432         1,022,488         595,884         1,671,824   

Legal fees

     20,056         4,876         44,620         21,988         94,024   

Registration fees

     1,564         1,288         8,740         368         12,328   

Transfer agent fees

     13,708         21,252         25,484         22,448         33,028   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     11,316         1,907         23,552         11,960         51,191   

Miscellaneous

     10,580         11,409         34,730         28,622         65,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,365,356         1,303,323         9,056,861         7,543,800         35,218,747   

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     (175,076      (203,228      (1,170,516      (706,744      (1,915,348

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (1                      (1      (24

Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 5)

     (5,804,764                                

Shareholder service fee waived (Note 5)

     (1,044,858                                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,340,657         1,100,095         7,886,345         6,837,055         33,303,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     15,339,386         4,471,569         67,794,414         34,387,304         179,856,594   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

             7,252,983         212,509,480         182,882,376         216,499,946   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     154,569,640         2,640         999         (11,105        

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

             929         467         4,299         7,771   

Futures contracts

             2,019,038         8,804,692         9,337,309         46,699,185   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     30,089,330         (339,194      11,247,904         9,590,967         (17,406,920
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     184,658,970         8,936,396         232,563,542         201,803,846         245,799,982   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

             18,095,087         (17,996,700      (114,850,392      207,186,386   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (26,542,888      (3,300      (10,704      (8,433        

Futures contracts

             (680,649      7,765,366         1,219,135         (14,736,402

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     (9,592,818      110,337         225,927         (278,498      (541,642
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (36,135,706      17,521,475         (10,016,111      (113,918,188      191,908,342   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     148,523,264         26,457,871         222,547,431         87,885,658         437,708,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 163,862,650       $ 30,929,440       $ 290,341,845       $ 122,272,962       $ 617,564,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $       $ 438,116       $ 8,721,084       $ 3,535,854       $ 21,815,335   

 

* Class M liquidated on March 27, 2013.

 

58   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     International
Small
Companies
Fund
     Resources
Fund
     Risk
Premium
Fund
     Tax-Managed
International
Equities Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

        

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 5,431,060       $ 3,113,792       $       $ 9,630,608   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     1,527         893         119,509         1,501   

Interest

     1,770         1,595                 1,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,434,357         3,116,280         119,509         9,633,602   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

        

Management fee (Note 5)

     1,004,005         403,542         1,588,605         1,230,864   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     251,001         63,894         5,248         369,259   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

             38,112         4,278           

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

                     189,886           

Audit and tax fees

     45,540         33,856         28,244         45,444   

Custodian and fund accounting agent fees

     186,484         115,276         112,792         204,976   

Legal fees

     4,048         1,472         7,084         4,784   

Registration fees

     1,380         414         3,809         1,380   

Transfer agent fees

     13,800         13,892                 13,708   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     1,658         904         3,486         2,576   

Miscellaneous

     21,162         7,064         5,957         20,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,529,078         678,426         1,949,389         1,893,139   

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     (262,752      (88,211      (156,989      (282,256

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (11      (31      (23        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,266,315         590,184         1,792,377         1,610,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     4,168,042         2,526,096         (1,672,868      8,022,719   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments in unaffiliated issuers (Net of foreign capital gains tax) (Note 2)(b)

     19,802,640         860,274                 12,302,339   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     1,198         (1,189              (2,442

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     520         98         24,486         438   

Futures contracts

     1,518,268                           

Written options

                     769,169           

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     226,156         (60,566      77,156         327,689   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,548,782         798,617         870,811         12,628,024   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (5,277,869      (8,976,813              9,839,921   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (1,211      (897              1,605   

Futures contracts

     (339,656                        

Written options

                     (10,684,532        

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     318,404         (4,098      1,602         156,528   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (5,300,332      (8,981,808      (10,682,930      9,998,054   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     16,248,450         (8,183,191      (9,812,119      22,626,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 20,416,492       $ (5,657,095    $ (11,484,987    $ 30,648,797   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $ 431,052       $ 364,971       $       $ 1,020,095   

(b)    Foreign capital gains tax:

   $ 2,288       $       $       $   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   59


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Currency Hedged International
Equity Fund
    Developed World
Stock Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 15,339,386      $ 82,273,805      $ 4,471,569      $ 8,123,323   

Net realized gain (loss)

     184,658,970        138,375,815        8,936,396        13,618,415   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (36,135,706     157,889,396        17,521,475        6,760,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     163,862,650        378,539,016        30,929,440        28,502,445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class III

     (86,130,676     (67,902,089     (1,212,646     (3,758,014

Class IV

                   (1,872,251     (5,564,409
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (86,130,676     (67,902,089     (3,084,897     (9,322,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

        

Class III

     (49,885,344     (35,023,168              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

     (49,885,344     (35,023,168              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class III

     127,978,259        (437,064,588     (5,669,259     (10,090,587

Class IV

                   1,872,250        5,584,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     127,978,259        (437,064,588     (3,797,009     (4,505,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

        

Class III

                   16,141        42,712   

Class IV

                          144   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

                   16,141        42,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

     127,978,259        (437,064,588     (3,780,868     (4,463,082
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     155,824,889        (161,450,829     24,063,675        14,716,940   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     2,256,714,466        2,418,165,295        360,334,366        345,617,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,412,539,355      $ 2,256,714,466      $ 384,398,041      $ 360,334,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 5,236,136      $ 76,027,426      $ 3,600,577      $ 2,213,905   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

60   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     International Core
Equity Fund
    International Growth
Equity Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 67,794,414      $ 119,887,032      $ 34,387,304      $ 58,008,017   

Net realized gain (loss)

     232,563,542        133,365,973        201,803,846        120,017,765   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (10,016,111     109,342,955        (113,918,188     118,731,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     290,341,845        362,595,960        122,272,962        296,757,320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class III

     (8,560,181     (29,456,208     (2,001,736     (12,148,477

Class IV

     (20,229,728     (36,106,544     (15,312,923     (79,860,968

Class VI

     (33,961,224     (80,427,858              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (62,751,133     (145,990,610     (17,314,659     (92,009,445
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class III

     (92,323,689     (311,705,125     (80,533,015     (99,281,827

Class IV

     (53,981,719     262,914,776        (559,173,044     (575,068,164

Class VI

     (2,486,340,622     118,842,565                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     (2,632,646,030     70,052,216        (639,706,059     (674,349,991
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,405,055,318     286,657,566        (534,747,756     (469,602,116
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     4,498,562,627        4,211,905,061        2,475,960,406        2,945,562,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,093,507,309      $ 4,498,562,627      $ 1,941,212,650      $ 2,475,960,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 24,437,787      $ 19,394,506      $ 29,787,892      $ 12,715,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   61


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     International Intrinsic
Value Fund
    International Small
Companies Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 179,856,594      $ 221,431,862      $ 4,168,042      $ 8,162,271   

Net realized gain (loss)

     245,799,982        (8,664,702     21,548,782        3,073,350   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     191,908,342        638,802,410        (5,300,332     31,372,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     617,564,918        851,569,570        20,416,492        42,607,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class II

     (1,076,010     (5,511,657              

Class III

     (9,291,917     (58,931,056     (8,018,041     (12,800,768

Class IV

     (76,150,664     (221,765,571              

Class M*

            (355,017              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (86,518,591     (286,563,301     (8,018,041     (12,800,768
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class II

     (32,126,422     (127,322,319              

Class III

     (231,516,873     (357,557,478     3,695,099        (84,805,041

Class IV

     2,677,213,280        1,844,735,604                 

Class M*

     (12,304,995     (385,380              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     2,401,264,990        1,359,470,427        3,695,099        (84,805,041
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

        

Class III

                   93,438        181,108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

     2,401,264,990        1,359,470,427        3,788,537        (84,623,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,932,311,317        1,924,476,696        16,186,988        (54,817,043
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     9,088,280,387        7,163,803,691        313,557,119        368,374,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 12,020,591,704      $ 9,088,280,387      $ 329,744,107      $ 313,557,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 132,745,830      $ 39,407,827      $      $ 784,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $      $      $ (3,065,544   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
* Class M liquidated on March 27, 2013.

 

62   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     Resources Fund     Risk Premium Fund  
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Period from
November 15, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,526,096      $ 417,401      $ (1,672,868   $ (663,980

Net realized gain (loss)

     798,617        806,525        870,811        16,174,891   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,981,808     48,070        (10,682,930     2,767,057   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (5,657,095     1,271,996        (11,484,987     18,277,968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class III

     (23,418     (390,434              

Class IV

     (80,176 )*                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (103,594                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

        

Class III

     (267,595     (263,708     (152,446       

Class IV

     (539,995 )*             (184,888       

Class VI

                   (15,659,243       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

     (807,590            (15,996,577       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

        

Class III

     (21,395,315     95,234,121        617,430        6,696,024   

Class IV

     115,157,328            18,972,971        8,059,007   

Class VI

                   98,332,957        597,548,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     93,762,013        95,234,121        117,923,358        612,303,758   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

        

Class III

     215,540        288,096        1,524        2,569   

Class IV

     77,147            2,615        367   

Class VI

                   150,562        916,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

     292,687        288,096        154,701        919,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

     94,054,700        95,522,217        118,078,059        613,223,594   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     87,486,421        96,140,071        90,596,495        631,501,562   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

     104,240,669        8,100,598        631,501,562          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 191,727,090      $ 104,240,669      $ 722,098,057      $ 631,501,562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 2,476,953      $ 54,451      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $      $      $ (2,013,546   $ (340,678
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Period from March 20, 2013 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2013.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   63


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

     Tax-Managed International
Equities Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 8,022,719      $ 13,357,401   

Net realized gain (loss)

     12,628,024        3,533,244   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     9,998,054        22,618,274   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     30,648,797        39,508,919   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class III

     (2,219,460     (14,995,061
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (2,219,460     (14,995,061
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

    

Class III

     (25,314,885     (50,790,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

     (25,314,885     (50,790,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,114,452        (26,276,751
Net assets:   

Beginning of period

     479,005,392        505,282,143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 482,119,844      $ 479,005,392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

   $ 5,837,489      $ 34,230   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

64   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

CURRENCY HEDGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.21       $ 22.03       $ 24.11       $ 21.12       $ 18.08       $ 42.56  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

      0.16         0.72         0.86         0.30         0.64         1.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.60         2.56         (2.46 )(c)       2.69         4.40         (12.80 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.76         3.28         (1.60 )       2.99         5.04         (11.60 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.92 )       (0.73 )       (0.16 )               (2.00 )(d)       (1.60 )

From net realized gains

      (0.53 )       (0.37 )       (0.32 )                       (11.28 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.45 )       (1.10 )       (0.48 )               (2.00 )       (12.88 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.52       $ 24.21       $ 22.03       $ 24.11       $ 21.12       $ 18.08  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

      7.29 %**       15.24 %       (6.55 )%       14.16 %       29.15 %       (35.57 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 2,412,539       $ 2,256,714       $ 2,418,165       $ 490,047       $ 25,395       $ 25,417  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(f)

      0.11 %*(g)       0.11 %(g)       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.11 %(g)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(b)

      1.29 %*       3.25 %       4.00 %       1.32 %       3.25 %       3.96 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      34 %**       45 %       24 %       32 %       15 %       17 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:(h)

      0.59 %*       0.60 %       0.61 %       0.65 %       1.16 %       1.24 %
(a)  Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 1:8 reverse stock split effective November 15, 2010.
(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 the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d)  Distributions from net investment income include amounts (approximately $2.00 per share for 2010) from foreign currency transactions which are treated as realized capital gain for book purposes.
(e)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(f)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(g)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(h)  Ratios include reimbursement of direct operating expenses and waiver of expenses indirectly incurred through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   65


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

DEVELOPED WORLD STOCK FUND

 

     Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
       2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 19.41       $ 18.35       $ 19.24       $ 16.28       $ 11.34       $ 21.88       $ 19.42       $ 18.36       $ 19.26       $ 16.30       $ 11.35       $ 21.90  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.24         0.44         0.43         0.33         0.29         0.51         0.25         0.44         0.44         0.34         0.30         0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       1.43         1.12         (0.78 )(a)       3.09         5.03         (10.20 )       1.43         1.13         (0.79 )(a)       3.09         5.04         (10.20 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.67         1.56         (0.35 )       3.42         5.32         (9.69 )       1.68         1.57         (0.35 )       3.43         5.34         (9.69 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                                

From net investment income

       (0.17 )       (0.50 )       (0.54 )       (0.46 )       (0.38 )       (0.64 )       (0.17 )       (0.51 )       (0.55 )       (0.47 )       (0.39 )       (0.65 )

From net realized gains

                                               (0.21 )                                               (0.21 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.17 )       (0.50 )       (0.54 )       (0.46 )       (0.38 )       (0.85 )       (0.17 )       (0.51 )       (0.55 )       (0.47 )       (0.39 )       (0.86 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 20.91       $ 19.41       $ 18.35       $ 19.24       $ 16.28       $ 11.34       $ 20.93       $ 19.42       $ 18.36       $ 19.26       $ 16.30       $ 11.35  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       8.59 %**       8.68 %       (1.64 )%       21.41 %       47.03 %       (45.56 )%       8.65 %**       8.74 %       (1.61 )%       21.44 %       47.16 %       (45.52 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 150,495       $ 145,072       $ 147,629       $ 210,780       $ 171,842       $ 155,560       $ 233,903       $ 215,262       $ 197,989       $ 201,121       $ 165,445       $ 112,438  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

       0.60 %(e)*       0.60 %(e)       0.60 %(c)(e)       0.60 %(c)(e)       0.60 %(c)       0.61 %(d)       0.55 %(e)*       0.55 %(e)       0.55 %(c)(e)       0.55 %(c)(e)       0.55 %(c)       0.56 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       2.30 %*       2.38 %       2.40 %       1.93 %       1.93 %       2.79 %       2.34 %*       2.40 %       2.42 %       1.98 %       1.94 %       2.82 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       21 %**       50 %       56 %       34 %       47 %       50 %       21 %**       50 %       56 %       34 %       47 %       50 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.11 %*       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.12 %       0.11 %*       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.12 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

     $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.02       $ 0.01               $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.00 (f)                

 

(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 the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

66   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.96       $ 27.50       $ 30.77       $ 25.63       $ 18.15       $ 37.25       $ 28.94       $ 27.48       $ 30.75       $ 25.62       $ 18.14       $ 37.23  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.54         0.77         0.87         0.62         0.55         0.92         0.54         0.80         0.90         0.61         0.64         0.94  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.21         1.62         (3.15 )       5.11         7.79         (18.54 )       1.22         1.60         (3.17 )       5.13         7.71         (18.53 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.75         2.39         (2.28 )       5.73         8.34         (17.62 )       1.76         2.40         (2.27 )       5.74         8.35         (17.59 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.41 )       (0.93 )       (0.99 )       (0.59 )       (0.86 )       (1.19 )       (0.42 )       (0.94 )       (1.00 )       (0.61 )       (0.87 )       (1.21 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.29 )                                               (0.29 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.41 )       (0.93 )       (0.99 )       (0.59 )       (0.86 )       (1.48 )       (0.42 )       (0.94 )       (1.00 )       (0.61 )       (0.87 )       (1.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.30       $ 28.96       $ 27.50       $ 30.77       $ 25.63       $ 18.15       $ 30.28       $ 28.94       $ 27.48       $ 30.75       $ 25.62       $ 18.14  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      6.01 %**       8.93 %       (7.25 )%       22.61 %       45.97 %       (48.61 )%       6.04 %**       9.00 %       (7.19 )%       22.68 %       46.04 %       (48.56 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 558,892       $ 621,870       $ 885,023       $ 857,774       $ 1,017,207       $ 855,690       $ 1,403,861       $ 1,394,919       $ 1,078,912       $ 1,235,303       $ 797,730       $ 1,166,165  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.53 %(c)*       0.53 %(b)(c)       0.53 %(b)(c)       0.53 %(b)(c)       0.53 %(b)       0.53 %(d)       0.47 %(c)*       0.47 %(b)(c)       0.47 %(b)(c)       0.47 %(b)(c)       0.47 %(b)       0.47 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.56 %*       2.87 %       3.10 %       2.28 %       2.22 %       3.08 %       3.56 %*       2.93 %       3.18 %       2.24 %       2.65 %       3.18 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      22 %**       47 %       34 %       40 %       48 %       41 %       22 %**       47 %       34 %       40 %       48 %       41 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.08 %*       0.05 %       0.04 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.08 %*       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %

 

    Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.91       $ 27.46       $ 30.72       $ 25.60       $ 18.13       $ 37.22  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.71         0.79         0.92         0.61         0.52         0.92  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.04         1.61         (3.17 )       5.13         7.83         (18.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.75         2.40         (2.25 )       5.74         8.35         (17.58 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.42 )       (0.95 )       (1.01 )       (0.62 )       (0.88 )       (1.22 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.29 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.42 )       (0.95 )       (1.01 )       (0.62 )       (0.88 )       (1.51 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.24       $ 28.91       $ 27.46       $ 30.72       $ 25.60       $ 18.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      6.02 %**       9.01 %       (7.13 )%       22.69 %       46.11 %       (48.56 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 130,755       $ 2,481,773       $ 2,247,969       $ 3,507,677       $ 2,288,572       $ 1,098,838  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.44 %(c)*       0.44 %(b)(c)       0.44 %(b)(c)       0.44 %(b)(c)       0.44 %(b)       0.44 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      4.76 %*       2.89 %       3.25 %       2.25 %       2.08 %       3.07 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      22 %**       47 %       34 %       40 %       48 %       41 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.06 %*       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   67


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH EQUITY FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.35       $ 22.73       $ 23.86       $ 19.68       $ 14.46       $ 27.68       $ 25.35       $ 22.73       $ 23.88       $ 19.69       $ 14.46       $ 27.70  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.40         0.52         0.57         0.37         0.37         0.54         0.40         0.54         0.54         0.38         0.35         0.55  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.79         2.91         (1.32 )(a)       4.03         5.52         (11.93 )       0.80         2.91         (1.28 )(a)       4.05         5.56         (11.95 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.19         3.43         (0.75 )       4.40         5.89         (11.39 )       1.20         3.45         (0.74 )       4.43         5.91         (11.40 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.20 )       (0.81 )       (0.38 )       (0.22 )       (0.67 )       (0.88 )       (0.20 )       (0.83 )       (0.41 )       (0.24 )       (0.68 )       (0.89 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.95 )                                               (0.95 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.20 )       (0.81 )       (0.38 )       (0.22 )       (0.67 )       (1.83 )       (0.20 )       (0.83 )       (0.41 )       (0.24 )       (0.68 )       (1.84 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 26.34       $ 25.35       $ 22.73       $ 23.86       $ 19.68       $ 14.46       $ 26.35       $ 25.35       $ 22.73       $ 23.88       $ 19.69       $ 14.46  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      4.70 %**       15.61 %       (3.06 )%       22.48 %       41.10 %       (43.54 )%       4.75 %**       15.69 %       (3.01 )%       22.59 %       41.26 %       (43.53 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 254,772       $ 322,692       $ 391,497       $ 713,815       $ 599,455       $ 564,067       $ 1,686,441       $ 2,153,269       $ 2,554,065       $ 2,829,393       $ 2,220,138       $ 1,420,407  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.65 %(c)(e)*       0.65 %(c)(e)       0.65 %(c)(e)       0.65 %(c)       0.65 %(c)       0.66 %(d)       0.59 %(c)(e)*       0.59 %(c)(e)       0.59 %(c)(e)       0.59 %(c)       0.59 %(c)       0.60 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.03 %*       2.25 %       2.49 %       1.74 %       2.00 %       2.43 %       3.01 %*       2.35 %       2.37 %       1.79 %       1.89 %       2.47 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      30 %**       55 %       53 %       59 %       65 %       63 %       30 %**       55 %       53 %       59 %       65 %       63 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.06 %*       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.06 %       0.06 %       0.06 %*       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.06 %       0.06 %

 

(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 the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

68   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL INTRINSIC VALUE FUND

 

    Class II Shares   Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 20.94       $ 20.18       $ 23.07       $ 19.35       $ 13.86       $ 29.69       $ 21.16       $ 20.39       $ 23.31       $ 19.56       $ 14.00       $ 29.97  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.37         0.56         0.63         0.48         0.41         0.79         0.38         0.56         0.65         0.47         0.42         0.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.00         0.85         (2.83 )(a)       3.51         5.68         (14.01 )       1.02         0.88         (2.86 )(a)       3.58         5.76         (14.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.37         1.41         (2.20 )       3.99         6.09         (13.22 )       1.40         1.44         (2.21 )       4.05         6.18         (13.34 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.15 )       (0.65 )       (0.69 )       (0.27 )       (0.60 )       (0.99 )       (0.15 )       (0.67 )       (0.71 )       (0.30 )       (0.62 )       (1.01 )

From net realized gains

                                              (1.62 )                                               (1.62 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.15 )       (0.65 )       (0.69 )       (0.27 )       (0.60 )       (2.61 )       (0.15 )       (0.67 )       (0.71 )       (0.30 )       (0.62 )       (2.63 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.16       $ 20.94       $ 20.18       $ 23.07       $ 19.35       $ 13.86       $ 22.41       $ 21.16       $ 20.39       $ 23.31       $ 19.56       $ 14.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      6.55 %**       7.23 %       (9.51 )%       20.79 %       44.05 %       (48.04 )%       6.63 %**       7.30 %       (9.47 )%       20.88 %       44.21 %       (48.01 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 147,715       $ 169,056       $ 292,379       $ 217,090       $ 394,009       $ 394,070       $ 1,400,705       $ 1,540,203       $ 1,812,184       $ 2,257,078       $ 1,925,104       $ 1,487,839  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.72 %(c)(d)*       0.72 %(c)(d)       0.72 %(c)(d)       0.72 %(c)(d)       0.72 %(c)       0.74 %(e)       0.65 %(c)(d)*       0.65 %(c)(d)       0.65 %(c)(d)       0.65 %(c)(d)       0.65 %(c)       0.67 %(e)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.37 %*       2.87 %       3.04 %       2.36 %       2.21 %       3.41 %       3.40 %*       2.82 %       3.09 %       2.30 %       2.19 %       3.38 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      14 %**       40 %       37 %       40 %       40 %       53 %       14 %**       40 %       37 %       40 %       40 %       53 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.04 %*       0.04 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.04 %*       0.04 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %       0.05 %

 

    Class IV Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.14      $ 20.37      $ 23.30      $ 19.55      $ 14.00      $ 29.96   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)†

    0.36        0.54        0.62        0.48        0.43        0.82   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.03        0.91        (2.83 )(a)      3.58        5.75        (14.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.39        1.45        (2.21     4.06        6.18        (13.32
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

    (0.15     (0.68     (0.72     (0.31     (0.63     (1.02

From net realized gains

                                       (1.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15     (0.68     (0.72     (0.31     (0.63     (2.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.38      $ 21.14      $ 20.37      $ 23.30      $ 19.55      $ 14.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

    6.62 %**      7.39     (9.43 )%      20.96     44.22     (47.95 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 10,472,173      $ 7,366,819      $ 5,047,058      $ 3,458,202      $ 2,779,470      $ 1,900,168   

Net expenses to average daily net assets

    0.59 %( c)(d)     0.59 %(c)(d)      0.59 %(c)(d)      0.59 %(c)(d)      0.59 %(c)      0.61 %(e) 

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

    3.22 %*      2.70     3.00     2.32     2.25     3.47

Portfolio turnover rate

    14 %**      40     37     40     40     53

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

    0.03 %*      0.04     0.05     0.05     0.05     0.05
(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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   69


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,

2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 8.34       $ 7.44       $ 8.48       $ 6.63       $ 4.20       $ 9.29  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.11         0.18         0.17         0.14         0.08         0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.42         1.02         (0.84 )       1.88         2.50         (4.78 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.53         1.20         (0.67 )       2.02         2.58         (4.58 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.21 )       (0.30 )       (0.37 )       (0.17 )       (0.15 )       (0.13 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.38 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.21 )       (0.30 )       (0.37 )       (0.17 )       (0.15 )       (0.51 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.66       $ 8.34       $ 7.44       $ 8.48       $ 6.63       $ 4.20  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      6.41 %**       16.75 %       (8.05 )%       31.11 %       61.64 %       (51.47 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 329,744       $ 313,557       $ 368,374       $ 467,733       $ 1,160,294       $ 386,816  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.76 %*(b)(c)       0.76 %(b)(c)       0.76 %(b)(c)       0.76 %(b)(c)       0.75 %(b)       0.75 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      2.49 %*       2.50 %       2.28 %       1.91 %       1.17 %       2.89 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      38 **       76 %       90 %       55 %       58 %       64 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.16 %*       0.17 %       0.14 %       0.12 %       0.09 %       0.12 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.01       $ 0.05       $ 0.02       $ 0.01  
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(e)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

70   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

RESOURCES FUND

 

    Class III Shares     Class IV Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28,
2013
    Period from
December 28, 2011
(commencement of
operations)
through
February 29, 2012
    Period from
March 20, 2013
(commencement
of operations)
through
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
 
         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.59      $ 22.96      $ 20.00      $ 21.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)†

    0.32        0.32        0.03        0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.09 )(a)      (1.25 )(a)      2.93        (0.89 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.77     (0.93     2.96        (0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

       

From net investment income

    (0.01     (0.20            (0.02

From net realized gains

    (0.10     (0.24            (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.44            (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 20.71      $ 21.59      $ 22.96      $ 20.69   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

    (3.54 )%**      (4.00 )%      14.80 %**      (2.75 )%** 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 81,697      $ 104,241      $ 8,101      $ 110,030   

Net expenses to average daily net assets

    0.75 %*(c)(d)      0.77 %(c)      0.75 %*      0.70 %*(c)(d) 

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

    3.05 %*      1.48     0.78 %*      3.22 %* 

Portfolio turnover rate

    23 %**      51     15 %**      23 %** 

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

    0.10 %*      0.73     7.69 %*      0.12 %* 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

  $ 0.05      $ 0.22      $ 0.06      $ 0.02   

 

(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 the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   71


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

RISK PREMIUM FUND

 

     Class III Shares   Class IV Shares   Class VI Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
December 14, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
December 17, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
November 15, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.53       $ 10.27       $ 10.54       $ 10.30       $ 10.53       $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                        

Net investment income (loss)†

       (0.03 )       (0.01 )       (0.03 )       (0.01 )       (0.03 )       (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (0.12 )       0.27         (0.12 )       0.25         (0.11 )       0.54  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.15 )       0.26         (0.15 )       0.24         (0.14 )       0.53  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                        

From net realized gains

       (0.24 )               (0.24 )               (0.24 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.24 )               (0.24 )               (0.24 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 10.14       $ 10.53       $ 10.15       $ 10.54       $ 10.15       $ 10.53  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       (1.48 )%**       2.53 %**       (1.48 )%**       2.33 %**       (1.39 )%**       5.30 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 7,153       $ 6,793       $ 26,811       $ 8,244       $ 688,134       $ 616,464  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(b)(c)

       0.60 %*       0.60 %*       0.55 %*       0.55 %*       0.51 %*       0.51 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       (0.57 )%*       (0.56 )%*       (0.52 )%*       (0.51 )%*       (0.47 )%*       (0.46 )%*

Portfolio turnover rate

       0 %**       0 %**       0 %**       0 %**       0 %**       0 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.04 %*       0.08 %*       0.04 %*       0.07 %*       0.04 %*       0.10 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.00 (d)     $ 0.01       $ 0.00 (d)     $ 0.00 (d)     $ 0.00 (d)     $ 0.02  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

72   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 14.56       $ 13.80       $ 15.41       $ 12.97       $ 9.28       $ 18.73  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.25         0.39         0.43         0.30         0.26         0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.69         0.83         (1.59 )       2.47         3.80         (8.92 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.94         1.22         (1.16 )       2.77         4.06         (8.44 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.07 )       (0.46 )       (0.45 )       (0.33 )       (0.37 )       (0.49 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.52 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.07 )       (0.46 )       (0.45 )       (0.33 )       (0.37 )       (1.01 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.43       $ 14.56       $ 13.80       $ 15.41       $ 12.97       $ 9.28  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      6.47 %**       8.99 %       (7.35 )%       21.51 %       43.60 %       (46.71 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 482,120       $ 479,005       $ 505,282       $ 599,876       $ 547,178       $ 414,024  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.65 %(c)*       0.67 %(b)(c)       0.65 %(b)(c)       0.65 %(b)(c)       0.65 %(b)       0.67 %(b)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.26 %*       2.83 %       3.02 %       2.20 %       2.08 %       3.09 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      25 %**       54 %       48 %       40 %       49 %       67 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.11 %*       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.11 %       0.09 %       0.11 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   73


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Developed World Stock Fund, International Core Equity Fund, International Growth Equity Fund, International Intrinsic Value Fund, International Small Companies Fund, Resources Fund, Risk Premium Fund and Tax-Managed International Equities Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds. The Funds may also invest in other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”).

The following table provides information about the Funds’ principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Currency Hedged International Equity Fund   MSCI EAFE Index (Hedged)   Total return greater than benchmark
Developed World Stock Fund   MSCI World Index   High total return
International Core Equity Fund   MSCI EAFE Index   High total return
International Growth Equity Fund   MSCI EAFE Growth Index   High total return
International Intrinsic Value Fund   MSCI EAFE Value Index   High total return
International Small Companies Fund   MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index   High total return
Resources Fund  

MSCI ACWI Commodity Producers

  Total return
Risk Premium Fund   Not Applicable   Total return
Tax-Managed International Equities Fund   MSCI EAFE Index (after tax)   High after-tax total return

International Small Companies Fund and Risk Premium Fund currently limit subscriptions.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk. Shares of the underlying funds and other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds and/or the underlying funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended

 

74    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Funds, held either directly or through investments in the underlying funds, that were valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds and underlying funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees or fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service and presented in the table below on a net basis. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities and Derivatives

 

     
Fund Name   Fair valued using
methods determined in
good faith by or at the
direction of the Trustees
    Fair valued using
inputs obtained
from an
independent
pricing service
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

           94%   

Developed World Stock Fund

           43%   

International Core Equity Fund

    0%     95%   

International Growth Equity Fund

           94%   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

           97%   

International Small Companies Fund

    <1%        93%   

Resources Fund

           67%   

Risk Premium Fund

           (2)%   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

           97%   

 

  * Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.

 

    75


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information; certain securities that are valued at the local price and adjusted by applying a premium or discount when the holdings exceed foreign ownership limitations; certain equity securities valued based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a securities index; and certain securities that are valued using a price from a comparable security related to the same issuer.

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

         

United States

  $ 2,341,789,978      $      $      $ 2,341,789,978   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    2,341,789,978                      2,341,789,978   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    70,991,791                      70,991,791   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,412,781,769                      2,412,781,769   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           8,108,168               8,108,168   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,412,781,769      $ 8,108,168      $      $ 2,420,889,937   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (7,014,069   $      $ (7,014,069
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (7,014,069   $      $ (7,014,069
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

76    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Developed World Stock Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 4,055,159      $      $ 4,055,159   

Austria

           1,458,673               1,458,673   

Canada

    774,178                      774,178   

Finland

           1,042,491               1,042,491   

France

           29,999,290               29,999,290   

Germany

           13,485,810               13,485,810   

Hong Kong

           1,489,744               1,489,744   

Ireland

           815,098               815,098   

Italy

           15,051,147               15,051,147   

Japan

           40,051,061               40,051,061   

Netherlands

           1,874,933               1,874,933   

Norway

           1,232,418               1,232,418   

Portugal

           910,680               910,680   

Singapore

           1,751,657               1,751,657   

Spain

           14,967,562               14,967,562   

Sweden

           271,271               271,271   

Switzerland

           2,540,058               2,540,058   

United Kingdom

           32,464,941               32,464,941   

United States

    202,237,454                      202,237,454   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    203,011,632        163,461,993               366,473,625   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           2,115,533               2,115,533   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           2,115,533               2,115,533   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    11,480,665                      11,480,665   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    11,480,665                      11,480,665   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    2,063,893                      2,063,893   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 216,556,190      $ 165,577,526      $      $ 382,133,716   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           533,372               533,372   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

           164,570               164,570   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 216,556,190      $ 166,275,468      $      $ 382,831,658   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency Risk

  $      $ (141,428   $      $ (141,428

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    (25,257     (184,784            (210,041
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (25,257   $ (326,212   $      $ (351,469
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    77


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

International Core Equity

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 106,936,113      $      $ 106,936,113   

Austria

           13,102,854               13,102,854   

Belgium

           16,807,552               16,807,552   

Canada

    26,538,406                      26,538,406   

Denmark

           2,478,409               2,478,409   

Finland

           21,031,972               21,031,972   

France

           260,293,662               260,293,662   

Germany

           119,694,259               119,694,259   

Greece

           9,022,319               9,022,319   

Hong Kong

           41,148,432               41,148,432   

Ireland

           4,949,337               4,949,337   

Israel

           4,435,977               4,435,977   

Italy

           101,216,863               101,216,863   

Japan

           442,092,978               442,092,978   

Malta

                  0 **      0 ** 

Netherlands

           27,162,383        0 **      27,162,383   

New Zealand

           11,266,851               11,266,851   

Norway

           8,946,096               8,946,096   

Portugal

           8,981,964               8,981,964   

Singapore

           24,122,386               24,122,386   

Spain

           158,650,425               158,650,425   

Sweden

           22,131,189               22,131,189   

Switzerland

           61,699,542               61,699,542   

United Kingdom

           515,992,261        0 **      515,992,261   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    26,538,406        1,982,163,824        0 **      2,008,702,230   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           13,789,153               13,789,153   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           13,789,153               13,789,153   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    42,281,429            42,281,429   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    42,281,429                      42,281,429   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    15,187,412                      15,187,412   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    84,007,247        1,995,952,977        0 **      2,079,960,224   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           3,553,947               3,553,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 84,007,247      $ 1,999,506,924      $      $ 2,083,514,171   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (1,548,245   $      $ (1,548,245

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

    (364,258     (609,932       (974,190
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (364,258   $ (2,158,177   $      $ (2,522,435
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

78    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

International Growth Equity Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 119,908,875      $      $ 119,908,875   

Austria

           4,909,328        0 **      4,909,328   

Belgium

           20,837,781               20,837,781   

Canada

    54,973,321                      54,973,321   

Denmark

           46,751,002               46,751,002   

Finland

           29,038,803               29,038,803   

France

           118,919,923               118,919,923   

Germany

           118,182,976               118,182,976   

Greece

           595,610               595,610   

Hong Kong

           59,030,558               59,030,558   

Ireland

    20        16,555,934               16,555,954   

Israel

           10,822,613               10,822,613   

Italy

           21,600,743               21,600,743   

Japan

           403,557,954               403,557,954   

Netherlands

           45,680,628               45,680,628   

New Zealand

           1,976,089               1,976,089   

Norway

           17,330,470               17,330,470   

Portugal

           341,847               341,847   

Singapore

           45,554,874               45,554,874   

Spain

           45,873,109               45,873,109   

Sweden

           49,749,545               49,749,545   

Switzerland

           201,044,546               201,044,546   

United Kingdom

           429,884,292               429,884,292   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    54,973,341        1,808,147,500        0 **      1,863,120,841   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           19,741,792               19,741,792   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           19,741,792               19,741,792   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rights/Warrants

         

Canada

    1,455                      1,455   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

    1,455                      1,455   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    49,161,461                      49,161,461   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    49,161,461                      49,161,461   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    3,960,710                      3,960,710   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    108,096,967        1,827,889,292        0 **      1,935,986,259   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           2,906,925               2,906,925   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

           597,982               597,982   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 108,096,967      $ 1,831,394,199      $ 0 **    $ 1,939,491,166   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    79


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

International Growth Equity Fund (continued)

         

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (1,444,269   $      $ (1,444,269

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    (78,389     (1,060,049            (1,138,438
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (78,389   $ (2,504,318   $      $ (2,582,707
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 443,166,938      $      $ 443,166,938   

Austria

           52,175,611        0 **      52,175,611   

Belgium

           46,890,921               46,890,921   

Canada

    135,850,349                      135,850,349   

Denmark

           1,363,552               1,363,552   

Finland

           81,969,149               81,969,149   

France

           1,707,108,795               1,707,108,795   

Germany

           628,498,122               628,498,122   

Greece

           33,570,258               33,570,258   

Hong Kong

           164,912,086               164,912,086   

Ireland

           24,537,232               24,537,232   

Israel

           32,220,865               32,220,865   

Italy

           813,321,504               813,321,504   

Japan

           2,595,523,369               2,595,523,369   

Malta

                  0 **      0 ** 

Netherlands

           155,447,646               155,447,646   

New Zealand

           40,083,564               40,083,564   

Norway

           75,839,739               75,839,739   

Portugal

           41,274,229               41,274,229   

Singapore

           127,716,794               127,716,794   

Spain

           997,940,832               997,940,832   

Sweden

           129,223,112               129,223,112   

Switzerland

           270,693,738               270,693,738   

United Kingdom

           3,086,376,262               3,086,376,262   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    135,850,349        11,549,854,318               11,685,704,667   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           46,377,526               46,377,526   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           46,377,526               46,377,526   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    88,307,524                      88,307,524   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    88,307,524                      88,307,524   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    138,089,029                      138,089,029   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    362,246,902        11,596,231,844               11,958,478,746   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

80    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

International Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)

         

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ 13,463,792      $      $ 13,463,792   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

           1,469,574               1,469,574   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 362,246,902      $ 11,611,165,210      $      $ 11,973,412,112   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (2,353,257   $      $ (2,353,257

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    (1,396,650     (2,767,368            (4,164,018
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (1,396,650   $ (5,120,625   $      $ (6,517,275
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Small Companies Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 12,449,431      $      $ 12,449,431   

Austria

           797,314        0 **      797,314   

Belgium

           1,878,721        18        1,878,739   

Brazil

    1,044,945                      1,044,945   

Canada

    9,439,006                      9,439,006   

China

           2,207,179               2,207,179   

Czech Republic

           95,785               95,785   

Denmark

           3,551,808               3,551,808   

Finland

           1,375,115               1,375,115   

France

           15,669,512               15,669,512   

Germany

           19,244,082               19,244,082   

Greece

           4,327,859        6,015        4,333,874   

Hong Kong

           5,801,368               5,801,368   

India

           519,111               519,111   

Indonesia

           498,401        196,607        695,008   

Ireland

           10,081,833               10,081,833   

Israel

           1,433,679               1,433,679   

Italy

           18,524,052               18,524,052   

Japan

           84,689,972               84,689,972   

Mexico

    1,044,324                      1,044,324   

Netherlands

           5,243,529        0 **      5,243,529   

New Zealand

           418,109               418,109   

Norway

           2,698,484               2,698,484   

Philippines

           155,077               155,077   

Portugal

           1,568,395               1,568,395   

Singapore

           6,984,927               6,984,927   

South Africa

           385,120               385,120   

South Korea

           3,474,030               3,474,030   

Spain

           10,883,465               10,883,465   

Sweden

           3,200,090        2,093        3,202,183   

Switzerland

           8,760,004               8,760,004   

Taiwan

           2,235,045        0 **      2,235,045   

Thailand

           810,857               810,857   
                                 

 

    81


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

International Small Companies Fund (continued)

         

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Turkey

  $      $ 586,883      $      $ 586,883   

United Kingdom

           70,837,396               70,837,396   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    11,528,275        301,386,633        204,733        313,119,641   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    1,124,052                      1,124,052   

Germany

           1,508,359               1,508,359   

Russia

           1,968,632               1,968,632   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    1,124,052        3,476,991               4,601,043   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rights/Warrants

         

Malaysia

           1,675               1,675   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

           1,675               1,675   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    8,131,457                      8,131,457   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    8,131,457                      8,131,457   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    1,496,314                      1,496,314   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    22,280,098        304,865,299        204,733        327,350,130   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           465,980               465,980   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

           46,916               46,916   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 22,280,098      $ 305,378,195      $ 204,733      $ 327,863,026   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (147,556   $      $ (147,556

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    (230,441     (541,093            (771,534
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (230,441   $ (688,649   $      $ (919,090
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Resources Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 728,260      $      $ 728,260   

Austria

           1,954,323               1,954,323   

Belgium

           287,915               287,915   

Brazil

    4,906,835                      4,906,835   

Canada

    10,887,989                      10,887,989   

China

           5,310,937               5,310,937   

Czech Republic

           1,668,285               1,668,285   

Denmark

           1,314,329               1,314,329   

France

           9,292,678               9,292,678   

Germany

           1,865,248               1,865,248   

Greece

           487,866               487,866   

Hungary

           620,687               620,687   

Israel

           1,458,576               1,458,576   
                                 

 

82    


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Resources Fund (continued)

         

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Italy

  $      $ 4,927,683      $      $ 4,927,683   

Japan

           25,399,692               25,399,692   

Netherlands

           849,680               849,680   

Norway

           11,967,259               11,967,259   

Poland

           3,010,708               3,010,708   

Russia

           13,125,687               13,125,687   

Singapore

           2,514,828               2,514,828   

South Africa

           1,052,394               1,052,394   

Spain

           7,231,352               7,231,352   

Sweden

           1,123,266               1,123,266   

Taiwan

           351,761               351,761   

Thailand

           812,494               812,494   

Turkey

           1,117,153               1,117,153   

United Kingdom

    366,696        29,229,205               29,595,901   

United States

    38,057,049                      38,057,049   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    54,218,569        127,702,266               181,920,835   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    5,967,747                      5,967,747   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    5,967,747                      5,967,747   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS

         

Italy

                  99        99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

                  99        99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    3,156,914                      3,156,914   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    3,156,914                      3,156,914   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    73,942                      73,942   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    63,417,172        127,702,266        99        191,119,537   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 63,417,172      $ 127,702,266      $ 99      $ 191,119,537   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Risk Premium Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

         

United States

  $ 278,253,028      $      $      $ 278,253,028   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    278,253,028                      278,253,028   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    49,956,766                      49,956,766   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    328,209,794                      328,209,794   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 328,209,794      $      $      $ 328,209,794   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Written Options

         

Equity Risk

  $ (6,426,911   $ (14,434,244   $      $ (20,861,155
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (6,426,911   $ (14,434,244   $      $ (20,861,155
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    83


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 19,536,590      $      $ 19,536,590   

Austria

           3,392,025        0 **      3,392,025   

Belgium

           5,513,335               5,513,335   

Canada

    5,095,265                      5,095,265   

Denmark

           1,074,528               1,074,528   

Finland

           3,472,243               3,472,243   

France

           65,465,360        21        65,465,381   

Germany

           29,646,274               29,646,274   

Greece

           1,299,363               1,299,363   

Hong Kong

           9,264,243               9,264,243   

Ireland

           2,277,549               2,277,549   

Israel

           731,119               731,119   

Italy

           25,153,672               25,153,672   

Japan

           100,843,569               100,843,569   

Malta

                  0 **      0 ** 

Netherlands

           5,554,826               5,554,826   

New Zealand

           1,474,282               1,474,282   

Norway

           1,435,727               1,435,727   

Portugal

           2,496,290               2,496,290   

Singapore

           7,196,478               7,196,478   

Spain

           38,929,665               38,929,665   

Sweden

           3,124,922               3,124,922   

Switzerland

           15,570,133               15,570,133   

United Kingdom

           122,633,516               122,633,516   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    5,095,265        466,085,709        21        471,180,995   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Germany

           2,623,489               2,623,489   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

           2,623,489               2,623,489   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    5,931,149                      5,931,149   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    5,931,149                      5,931,149   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    957,420                      957,420   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    11,983,834        468,709,198        21        480,693,053   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           662,935               662,935   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,983,834      $ 469,372,133      $ 21      $ 481,355,988   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (432,012   $      $ (432,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (432,012   $      $ (432,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

84    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Derivative financial instruments” sections below for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to the Funds’ net asset values than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value.
  ** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

The underlying funds held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31, 2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

International Core Equity Fund

                     

Common Stocks

                     

Netherlands

  $ 1,026,047      $      $      $      $      $ (1,026,047   $      $      $ 0 ***    $ (1,026,047
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,026,047      $      $      $      $      $ (1,026,047   $      $      $ 0 ***    $ (1,026,047
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

International Small Companies Fund

                     

Common Stocks

                     

Austria

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $      $      $ 0 ***    $   

Belgium

    18                                                         18        0   

Greece

    5,942                                    73                      6,015        73   

Indonesia

    222,158                                    (25,551                   196,607        (25,551

Netherlands

    214,242                                    (214,242                   0 ***      (214,242

Sweden

    7,818               (595            (916,013     910,883                      2,093        (52

Taiwan

                                                            0 ***        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 450,178      $      $ (595   $      $ (916,013   $ 671,163      $      $      $ 204,733      $ (239,772
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Resources Fund

                     

Rights and/or Warrants

                     

Italy

  $      $      $      $      $      $ 99      $      $      $ 99      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $      $      $ 99      $      $      $ 99      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

                     

Common Stocks

                     

France

  $ 21      $      $      $      $      $      $      $      $ 21      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21      $      $      $      $      $      $      $      $ 21      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

  * The Funds account for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Financial assets transferred between Level 2 and Level 3, if any, were due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs
  *** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

 

    85


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to investments in securities using Level 3 inputs (based on the Funds’ net assets) as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Level 3 securities  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

      

Developed World Stock Fund

      

International Core Equity Fund

    0%

International Growth Equity Fund

    0%

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    0%

International Small Companies Fund

    <1%   

Resources Fund

    <1%   

Risk Premium Fund

      

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    <1%   

 

  * Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark-to-market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Taxes and distributions

Each 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”). Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. 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 jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

Each Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions of its net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Each Fund also intends to distribute net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically, distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each Fund on the ex-dividend date.

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

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

 

86    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 likely 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.

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

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below elected to defer to March 1, 2013 late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as follows:

 

     
Fund Name  

Late-Year

Ordinary Losses ($)

   

Post-
October

Capital Losses ($)

 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

           (15,899,642)   

Risk Premium Fund

    (340,678)          

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

           (2,623,168)   

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       

Fund Name

  Short-Term ($)     Total
Short-
Term ($)
    Long-
Term ($)
 
  Expiration
Date
2/28/2017
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2018
    Expiration
Date
2/28/2019
    No
Expiration
Date
      No
Expiration
Date
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

           (4,202,627)                      (4,202,627)          

Developed World Stock Fund

    (1,215,292)        (76,431,352)        (13,491,492)               (91,138,136)          

International Core Equity Fund

    (17,648,106)        (906,840,158)        (47,181,759)               (971,670,023)          

International Growth Equity Fund

           (461,122,519)                      (461,122,519)          

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    (111,903,032)        (948,787,215)        (163,539,321)        (7,292,886)        (1,231,522,454)        (173,117,030)   

International Small Companies Fund

           (13,357,765)               (4,056,634)        (17,414,399)          

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

           (94,049,954)               (2,679,210)        (96,729,164)          

 

    87


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    2,149,308,473        263,473,296               263,473,296   

Developed World Stock Fund

    338,802,112        57,603,453        (14,271,849)        43,331,604   

International Core Equity Fund

    1,991,080,283        179,109,268        (90,229,327)        88,879,941   

International Growth Equity Fund

    1,737,277,524        248,332,393        (49,623,658)        198,708,735   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    11,409,019,733        1,117,522,323        (568,063,310)        549,459,013   

International Small Companies Fund

    308,223,058        42,865,863        (23,738,791)        19,127,072   

Resources Fund

    199,779,083        5,725,147        (14,384,693)        (8,659,546)   

Risk Premium Fund

    328,279,766               (69,972)        (69,972)   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    398,752,859        91,494,544        (9,554,350)        81,940,194   

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1 and administration fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. In addition, the Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Funds may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by a Fund will vary (See Note 5).

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) serves as the Funds’ custodian and fund accounting agent except for Risk Premium Fund. For Risk Premium Fund, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the custodian and fund accounting agent. State Street serves as the transfer agent for all Funds. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Prior to December 31, 2012 for Risk Premium Fund, State Street’s custodian fees may have been reduced by an earnings

 

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allowance calculated on the average daily cash balance maintained in a State Street custodial account. Earnings allowances were reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2013 for Risk Premium Fund, any cash balances maintained at the custodian are held in a Demand Deposit Account and interest income earned, if any, is shown as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

                   
     Currency
Hedged
Inter-
national
Equity Fund
  Developed
World
Stock
Fund
  Inter-
national
Core
Equity
Fund
  Inter-
national
Growth
Equity
Fund
  Inter-
national
Intrinsic
Value
Fund
  Inter-
national
Small
Companies
Fund
  Resources
Fund
  Risk
Premium
Fund
  Tax-
Managed
Inter-
national
Equities
Fund
Purchase Premium     0.25%         0.50%   0.30%   0.15%  
Redemption Fee     0.25%         0.50%   0.30%   0.15%  

 

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3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times:

 

                   
     Currency
Hedged
Inter-
national
Equity
Fund
  Developed
World
Stock
Fund
  Inter-
national
Core
Equity
Fund
  Inter-
national
Growth
Equity
Fund
  Inter-
national
Intrinsic
Value
Fund
  Inter-
national
Small
Companies
Fund
  Resources
Fund
  Risk
Premium
Fund
  Tax-
Managed
Inter-
national
Equities
Fund
Market Risk – Equities   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Options Risk                               X    
Liquidity Risk   X                   X   X   X   X
Smaller Company Risk   X       X   X   X   X   X       X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Currency Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Focused Investment Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Market Risk – Fixed Income Investments                               X    
Credit Risk                               X    
Natural Resources Risk                           X        
Commodities Risk                           X        
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Fund of Funds Risk   X                                
Non-Diversified Funds   X   X                   X   X   X

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

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• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities. Funds that invest in equities run the risk that the market prices of those investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

The Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in equities and, as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of those Funds’ shares.

If a Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

Because of Risk Premium Fund’s emphasis on selling put options on stock indices, its shares are expected to decline in value when those indices decline in value. Also, Risk Premium Fund’s investment strategy of writing put options on stock indices can be expected to cause the Fund to underperform the equity markets on which its puts were written when those markets rise rapidly because the Fund does not have exposure to the upside of the equity markets.

• OPTIONS RISK. There are various risks associated with transactions in exchange-traded and OTC options. The market price of options written by the Fund will be affected by many factors, including changes in the value of underlying securities or indices; changes in the dividend rates of underlying securities (or in the case of indices, the securities comprising such indices); changes in interest rates or exchange rates; changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market and underlying securities; and the remaining time to an option’s expiration. The market price of an option also may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid. In addition, since an American-style option allows the holder to exercise its rights any time prior to expiration of the option, the writer of an American-style option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligations as a writer of the option. This risk is not present when writing a European-style option because the holder may only exercise the option on its expiration date. If the Fund writes a call option and does not hold the underlying security or instrument, the amount of the Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

National securities exchanges generally have established limits on the maximum number of options an investor or group of investors acting in concert may write. The Fund, the Manager, and other funds advised by the Manager may constitute such a group. These limits could restrict the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell options on a particular security.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the Fund greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets. Therefore, OTC options generally expose the Fund to greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded. Purchasing and selling put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary market risks.

Special tax rules apply to the Fund’s transactions in options, which could increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. In particular, the Fund’s options transactions potentially could cause a substantial portion of the Fund’s income to consist of net short-term capital gains, which, when distributed, are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Due to Risk Premium Fund’s primary investment strategy of selling put options on various stock indices, a substantial portion of that Fund’s income could consist of short-term capital gains.

• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt

 

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securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”) have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

Risk Premium Fund’s ability to use options as part of its investment program depends on the liquidity of those instruments. In addition, a liquid market may not exist when Risk Premium Fund seeks to close out an option position. Also, the hours of trading for options on an exchange may not conform to the hours during which the securities held by the Fund are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the markets for underlying securities that are not immediately reflected in the options markets. If Risk Premium Fund receives a redemption request and is unable to close out an option that it has sold, the Fund may temporarily be leveraged in relation to its assets.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. The Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., forward currency contracts), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

 

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A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

 

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A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. Dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. Dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. Dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

 

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Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S.Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Because Risk Premium Fund can have substantial exposure through a limited number of options contracts and because the Fund’s exposures may relate to a relatively small number of U.S. and/or international stock indices, the Fund is subject to additional risk.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund

 

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may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• MARKET RISK — Fixed Income Investments. Funds that invest in fixed income securities (including bonds, notes, bills, synthetic debt instruments and asset-backed securities) are subject to various market risks. The market price of a fixed income investment can decline due to a number of market-related factors, including rising (or, in some limited cases, declining) interest rates and widening credit spreads, or decreased liquidity that reflect the market’s uncertainty about the value of a fixed income investment (or class of fixed income investments). In addition, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities and sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt instruments, can decline due to market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments in below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) may be particularly volatile. Often junk bonds are subject to greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes than higher rated bonds and can be more difficult to value, resulting in differences between the prices realized on their sale and the value at which they are carried on the books of a Fund. See “Credit Risk” below and “Liquidity Risk” above for more information about these risks.

A risk run by each Fund with a significant investment in fixed income securities is that an increase in prevailing interest rates will cause the market price of those securities to decline. The risk associated with increases in interest rates (also called “interest rate risk”) is generally greater for Funds investing in fixed income securities with longer durations and in some cases duration can increase.

The extent to which a fixed income security’s price changes with changes in interest rates is referred to as interest rate duration, which can be measured mathematically or empirically. A longer maturity investment generally has longer interest rate duration because the investment’s fixed rate is locked in for a longer period of time. Floating-rate or adjustable-rate securities, however, generally have shorter interest rate durations because their interest rates are not fixed but rather float up and down as interest rates change. Conversely, inverse floating-rate securities have durations that move in the opposite direction from short-term interest rates and thus tend to underperform fixed rate securities when interest rates

 

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rise but outperform them when interest rates decline. Fixed income securities paying no interest, such as zero coupon and principal-only securities, create additional interest rate risk.

The market price of inflation-indexed bonds (including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”)) normally changes when real interest rates change. Their value typically will decline during periods of rising real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) and increase during periods of declining real interest rates. Real interest rates may not fluctuate in the same manner as nominal interest rates. In some interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, the price of inflation-indexed bonds may decline more than the price of non-inflation-indexed (or nominal) fixed income bonds with similar maturities. The price of a Fund’s inflation-indexed bonds, however, will not necessarily change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their price. Moreover, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bond investments will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest they pay (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In the case of TIPS, the U.S. government guarantees the repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation).

Generally, when interest rates on short term U.S. Treasury obligations equal or approach zero, a Fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Fund, will have a negative return unless the Manager waives or reduces its management fees.

Market risk for fixed income securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies is also affected by currency risk.

• CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income investment or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligation to pay principal and interest or otherwise to honor its obligations in a timely manner. The market price of a fixed income investment will normally decline as a result of the issuer’s, guarantor’s or obligor’s failure to meet its payment obligations or the downgrading of its credit rating. This risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

All fixed income securities are subject to credit risk. Financial strength and solvency of an issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. The risk varies depending upon whether the issuer is a corporation or U.S. or non-U.S. government (or sub-division or instrumentality) and whether the particular security has a priority over other obligations of the issuer in payment of principal and interest and whether it has any collateral backing or credit enhancement. Credit risk may change over the life of a fixed income security. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, or corporation, or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations and their fixed income securities, including mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. These securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). Investments in sovereign debt involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. In addition, payment of principal of fixed income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government can be delayed because the guarantee generally only requires payment upon maturity of the securities. Investments in quasi-sovereign issuers are subject to the additional risk that the issuer may default independently of its sovereign. Sovereign debt risk is greater for fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by emerging countries.

In some cases, the credit risk of a fixed income security is reflected in its credit ratings, and a Fund holding such a security is subject to the risk that its rating will be downgraded.

Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury historically have presented minimal credit risk. However, recent events have led to a downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least one major rating agency and have introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. to repay its obligations. A further credit rating downgrade or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of the Fund’s investments.

Asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets and their payment of interest and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flows generated by the assets backing them. The credit risk of a particular asset-backed security depends on many factors.

The obligations of issuers also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. A Fund also is exposed to credit risk on a reference security to the extent it writes protection under credit default swaps. See “Derivatives Risk” above for more information regarding risks associated with the use of credit default swaps.

 

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The extent to which the market price of a fixed income security changes in response to a credit event depends on a number of factors and can be difficult to predict. For example, floating rate securities may have final maturities of ten or more years, but their effective durations will tend to be very short. If the issuer of floating rate securities experiences an adverse credit event, or a change occurs in its perceived creditworthiness, the market price of its securities could decline much more than would be predicted by a change in their yield relative to their effective duration.

Credit risk is particularly pronounced for below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is below investment grade. Many asset backed securities also are below investment grade. Below investment grade securities have speculative characteristics, often are less liquid than higher quality securities, present a greater risk of default and are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse industry conditions. In the event of default of sovereign debt, the Funds may be unable to pursue legal action against the sovereign issuer.

• NATURAL RESOURCES RISK. Resources Fund concentrates its investments in the natural resources sector, and so is particularly exposed to adverse developments, including adverse price movements, affecting issuers in the natural resources sector and is subject to greater risks than a fund that invests in a wider range of industries. In addition, the market prices of securities of companies in the natural resources sector may be more volatile than those of securities of companies in other industries. Some of the commodities used as raw materials or produced by these companies are subject to broad price fluctuations as a result of industry wide supply and demand factors. Companies in the natural resources sector often have limited pricing power over supplies or for the products they sell, which can affect their profitability. Companies in the natural resources sector also may be subject to special risks associated with natural or man-made disasters. In addition, the natural resources sector can be especially affected by political and economic developments, government regulations including changes in tax law or interpretations of law, energy conservation, and the success of exploration projects. Specifically, the natural resource sector can be significantly affected by import controls, worldwide competition, changes in consumer sentiment and spending, and can be subject to liability for, among other things, environmental damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control.

Resources Fund’s concentration in the securities of natural resource companies exposes it to the price movements of natural resources to a greater extent than if it were more broadly diversified. Because Resources Fund invests primarily in the natural resources sector, it runs the risk of performing poorly during an economic downturn or a decline in demand for natural resources.

• COMMODITIES RISK. Commodity prices can be extremely volatile and are affected by many 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, nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation, international regulatory, political and economic developments (e.g., regime changes and changes in economic activity levels), 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. Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives. The value of these derivatives may fluctuate more than the commodity or commodities or commodity index to which they relate. Certain Funds are exposed to the risks of investments in commodities to the extent they invest in Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government

 

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interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders. They also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. Funds that invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and ETFs (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), are exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

Because a Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if a Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Funds also are indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds. Because some of their underlying Funds (e.g., many of the Fixed Income Funds) invest a substantial portion of their assets in other GMO Funds (pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC), the Asset Allocation Funds have more tiers of investments than funds in many other groups of investment companies. Many of the Funds that invest in shares of other GMO Funds are subject indirectly to Large Shareholder Risk because those other GMO Funds are more likely to have large shareholders (e.g., other GMO Funds). See “Large Shareholder Risk” above.

Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge

 

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because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

• NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

The following Funds are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act:

 

    Developed World Stock Fund
    Resources Fund
    Risk Premium Fund
    Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

In addition, Currency Hedged International Equity Fund invests a portion of its assets in shares of one or more other GMO Funds that are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act.

Temporary Defensive Positions. The Funds normally do not take temporary defensive positions. To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Funds may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, a Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. The Funds also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce their investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). A Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of their investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices, and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if a Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting their investment exposure, the Funds also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust their currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by their portfolio investments.

The Funds may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Funds may have investment exposures in excess of their net assets (i.e., they may be leveraged). While the Manager expects that Risk Premium Fund’s option positions typically will be fully collateralized at the time when the Fund is selling them, from time to time the Fund may have investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., it may be leveraged). For example, if the Fund receives a redemption request and is unable to close out an option it had sold, the Fund may temporarily have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund will be leveraged) and therefore be subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices. The Funds’ foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by their investments.

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members

 

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generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

                   
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Currency Hedged International Equity Fund   Developed World Stock Fund   International Core Equity Fund   International Growth Equity Fund   International Intrinsic Value Fund   International Small Companies Fund   Resources Fund   Risk Premium Fund   Tax-Managed International Equities Fund
Forward currency contracts                                    

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

      X   X   X   X   X           X

To manage against anticipated currency exchange rate changes

      X   X   X   X   X           X

To hedge foreign currency exposure in the underlying Funds’ investments relative to the U.S. Dollar

  X                                
Futures contracts                                    

Adjust exposure to certain securities markets

      X   X   X   X   X            

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

      X   X   X   X   X            
Options (Written)                                    

Used written put option contracts as a substitute for direct equity investment

                              X    
Rights and/or warrants                                    

Received as a result of corporate actions

      X   X   X   X   X   X       X

Forward currency contracts

The Funds 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements 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. Futures contracts expose the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

For the period ended August 31, 2013, investment activity in options contracts written by the Funds were as follows:

 

     
     Puts     Calls  
   
     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Risk Premium Fund

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

            —        12,048      $ 10,179,773                —                —      $         —   

Options written

           83,206        86,050,982                        

Options bought back

           (30,570     (32,369,841                     

Options expired

           (51,085     (50,482,549                     

Options exercised

           (75     (363,367                     
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

           13,524      $ 13,014,998                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

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Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon the termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

 

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The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

             

Asset:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $                   —      $   8,108,168      $         —      $         —      $ 8,108,168   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 8,108,168      $      $      $ 8,108,168   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 8,108,168      $      $      $ 8,108,168   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (7,014,069   $      $      $ (7,014,069
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (7,014,069   $      $      $ (7,014,069
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ (7,014,069   $      $      $ (7,014,069
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 31,993,865      $      $      $ 31,993,865   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 31,993,865      $      $      $ 31,993,865   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (9,592,682   $      $      $ (9,592,682
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (9,592,682   $      $      $ (9,592,682
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

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     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Developed World Stock Fund

             

Asset:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 533,372      $      $      $ 533,372   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

      164,570                   164,570   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 164,570      $ 533,372      $      $      $ 697,942   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 164,570      $ 533,372      $      $      $ 697,942   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (141,428   $      $      $ (141,428

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (210,041                          (210,041
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (210,041   $ (141,428   $      $      $ (351,469
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (210,041   $ (141,428   $      $      $ (351,469
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 3      $      $      $      $ 3   

Forward Currency Contracts

                  (208,471                   (208,471

Futures Contracts

           2,019,038                             2,019,038   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 2,019,041      $ (208,471   $      $      $ 1,810,570   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $      $ 104,898      $         —      $         —      $ 104,898   

Futures Contracts

           (680,649                          (680,649
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (680,649   $ 104,898      $      $      $ (575,751
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Core Equity Fund

             

Asset:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 3,553,947      $      $      $ 3,553,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 3,553,947      $      $      $ 3,553,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 3,553,947      $      $      $ 3,553,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (1,548,245   $      $      $ (1,548,245

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (974,190                          (974,190
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (974,190   $ (1,548,245   $      $      $ (2,522,435
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (974,190   $ (1,548,245   $      $      $ (2,522,435
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 8,089      $      $             $ 8,089   

Forward Currency Contracts

             11,680,058                      11,680,058   

Futures Contracts

           8,804,692                             8,804,692   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 8,812,781      $ 11,680,058      $      $      $ 20,492,839   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (61,012   $      $      $ (61,012

Futures Contracts

           7,765,366                             7,765,366   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $   7,765,366      $ (61,012   $      $      $ 7,704,354   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

    105


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

International Growth Equity Fund

             

Asset:

             

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 1,455      $      $      $      $ 1,455   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                  2,906,925                      2,906,925   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

           597,982                             597,982   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 599,437      $ 2,906,925      $      $      $ 3,506,362   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 1,455      $      $      $      $ 1,455   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 597,982      $ 2,906,925      $      $      $ 3,504,907   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $      $ (1,444,269   $         —      $         —      $ (1,444,269

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (1,138,438                          (1,138,438
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (1,138,438   $ (1,444,269   $      $      $ (2,582,707
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (1,138,438   $ (1,444,269   $      $      $ (2,582,707
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 4,949      $      $      $      $ 4,949   

Forward Currency Contracts

                  9,798,241                      9,798,241   

Futures Contracts

           9,337,309                             9,337,309   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 9,342,258      $ 9,798,241      $      $      $ 19,140,499   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (2,261   $      $      $      $ (2,261

Forward Currency Contracts

                  (333,891                   (333,891

Futures Contracts

           1,219,135                             1,219,135   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 1,216,874      $ (333,891   $      $      $ 882,983   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

             

Assets:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 13,463,792      $      $      $ 13,463,792   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

           1,469,574                             1,469,574   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 1,469,574      $ 13,463,792      $      $      $ 14,933,366   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 1,469,574      $ 13,463,792      $      $      $ 14,933,366   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (2,353,257   $      $      $ (2,353,257

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (4,164,018                          (4,164,018
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (4,164,018   $ (2,353,257   $      $      $ (6,517,275
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (4,164,018   $ (2,353,257   $      $      $ (6,517,275
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

106    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

International Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (710,679   $      $      $      $ (710,679

Forward Currency Contracts

                  (10,450,425                   (10,450,425

Futures Contracts

           46,699,185                             46,699,185   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 45,988,506      $ (10,450,425   $      $      $ 35,538,081   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (895,700   $      $      $ (895,700

Futures Contracts

           (14,736,402                          (14,736,402
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (14,736,402   $ (895,700   $      $      $ (15,632,102
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Small Companies Fund

             

Asset:

             

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $         —      $ 1,675      $                   —      $         —      $         —      $ 1,675   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

                  465,980                      465,980   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

           46,916                             46,916   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 48,591      $ 465,980      $      $      $ 514,571   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 1,675      $      $      $      $ 1,675   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 46,916      $ 465,980      $      $      $ 512,896   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (147,556   $      $      $ (147,556

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (771,534                          (771,534
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (771,534   $ (147,556   $      $      $ (919,090
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (771,534   $ (147,556   $      $      $ (919,090
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (153,673   $      $      $      $ (153,673

Forward Currency Contracts

                  350,263                      350,263   

Futures Contracts

           1,518,268                             1,518,268   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 1,364,595      $ 350,263      $      $      $ 1,714,858   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 852      $      $      $      $ 852   

Forward Currency Contracts

                  304,220                      304,220   

Futures Contracts

      (339,656           (339,656
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (338,804   $ 304,220      $      $      $ (34,584
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Resources Fund

             

Asset:

             

Investments, at value (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 99      $      $      $      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 99      $      $      $      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 99      $      $      $      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

    107


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Resources Fund (continued)

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 10,654      $      $      $      $ 10,654   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 10,654      $      $      $      $ 10,654   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 99      $      $      $      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 99      $      $      $      $ 99   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Risk Premium Fund

             

Liability:

             

Written Options, at value

  $      $ (20,861,155   $      $      $      $ (20,861,155
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (20,861,155   $      $      $      $ (20,861,155
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (20,861,155   $      $      $      $ (20,861,155
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Written Options

           769,169                             769,169   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 769,169      $      $      $      $ 769,169   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Written Options

           (10,684,532                          (10,684,532
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $         —      $ (10,684,532   $      $         —      $         —      $ (10,684,532
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

             

Asset:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 662,935      $      $      $ 662,935   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 662,935      $      $      $ 662,935   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 662,935      $      $      $ 662,935   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

             

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ (432,012   $      $      $ (432,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (432,012   $      $      $ (432,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ (432,012   $      $      $ (432,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 66,301      $      $      $      $ 66,301   

Forward Currency Contracts

                  447,629                      447,629   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 66,301      $ 447,629      $      $      $ 513,930   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $ 139,017      $      $      $ 139,017   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 139,017      $      $      $ 139,017   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.
  * The table includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures and cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Period end variation margin on open futures and cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

108    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Funds are party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements or other similar types of agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) that generally govern the terms of some over-the-counter derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. The Master Agreements may include collateral posting terms and netting provisions that apply in the event of a default and/or termination event. Upon the occurrence of such an event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, the Master Agreements may permit the non-defaulting party to calculate a single net payment to close out applicable transactions. However, there is no guarantee that the terms of a Master Agreement will be enforceable; for example, when bankruptcy or insolvency laws impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset obligations. Additionally, the netting and close out provisions of a Master Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty’s affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Termination events may also include a decline in the net assets of a 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 Master Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material adverse impact on a Fund’s operations. For more information about other uncertainties and risks, see the Investment and Other Risks note.

For financial reporting purposes, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities any cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds is reported as Due from Broker and any cash collateral received from the counterparty is reported as Due to Broker. Any non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds is noted in the Schedules of Investments. The tables below show the potential effect of netting arrangements made available by the Master Agreements on the financial position of the Funds. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally show derivative assets and derivative liabilities (regardless of whether they are subject to netting arrangements) on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures of the Fund prior to netting. See Note 2 for information on repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Funds at August 31, 2013, if any.

The tables above present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by type of financial instrument. The following tables present the Funds’ OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 14,979      $         —      $      $ 14,979   

Barclays Bank PLC

    1,233,033               1,233,033          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    133,992               133,992          

Deutsche Bank AG

    416,229               416,229          

Goldman Sachs International

    2,323,637               (603,942     1,719,695   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    1,362,609               1,362,609          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    2,623,689               (434,667     2,189,022   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,108,168      $      $ 2,107,254      $ 3,923,696   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,595,117      $      $ (1,233,033   $ 1,362,084   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    646,578               (133,992     512,586   

Deutsche Bank AG

    600,720               (416,229     184,491   

Goldman Sachs International

    603,942               603,942          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    1,963,060               (1,362,609     600,451   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    434,667               434,667          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    169,985                      169,985   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 7,014,069      $      $ (2,107,254   $ 2,829,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    109


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Developed World Stock Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 98,591      $         —      $ (35,939   $ 62,652   

Bank of New York Mellon

    27,771               27,771          

Barclays Bank PLC

    53,859               (10,336     43,523   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    38,109               (11,037     27,072   

Deutsche Bank AG

    104,121               (33,852     70,269   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    69,343               (15,463     53,880   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    67,528               (2,615     64,913   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    74,050               (44     74,006   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 533,372      $      $ (81,515   $ 396,315   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 35,939      $      $ 35,939      $   

Bank of New York Mellon

    30,213               (27,771     2,442   

Barclays Bank PLC

    10,336               10,336          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    11,037               11,037          

Deutsche Bank AG

    33,852               33,852          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    15,463               15,463          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    2,615               2,615          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    1,929                      1,929   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    44               44          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 141,428      $      $ 81,515      $ 4,371   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

110    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Core Equity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 490,262      $         —      $ (899   $ 489,363   

Bank of New York Mellon

    366,104               (67,064     299,040   

Barclays Bank PLC

    544,220               (62,070     482,150   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    162,616               162,616          

Deutsche Bank AG

    409,670               (158,650     251,020   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    43               43          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    523,189               (81,451     441,738   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    583,125               (52,387     530,738   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    474,717               (218,683     256,034   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,553,946      $      $ (478,545   $ 2,750,083   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 899      $      $ 899      $   

Bank of New York Mellon

    67,064               67,064          

Barclays Bank PLC

    62,070               62,070          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    292,842               (162,616     130,226   

Deutsche Bank AG

    158,650               158,650          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    614,198               (43     614,155   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    81,451               81,451          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    52,387               52,387          

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    218,683               218,683          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,548,244      $      $ 478,545      $ 744,381   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    111


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Growth Equity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 427,468      $         —      $ (153,245   $ 274,223   

Bank of New York Mellon

    267,320               267,320          

Barclays Bank PLC

    396,870               (238,823     158,047   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    622,138               (250,330     371,808   

Deutsche Bank AG

    250,658               (177,532     73,126   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    232,883               (419     232,464   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    391,893               (296,438     95,455   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    56,492               (10,788     45,704   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    261,203               (488     260,715   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,906,925      $      $ (860,743   $ 1,511,542   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 153,245      $      $ 153,245      $   

Bank of New York Mellon

    316,206               (267,320     48,886   

Barclays Bank PLC

    238,823               238,823          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    250,330               250,330          

Deutsche Bank AG

    177,532               177,532          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    419               419          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    296,438               296,438          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    10,788               10,788          

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    488               488          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,444,269      $      $ 860,743      $ 48,886   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

112    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 2,591,993      $         —      $ (112,862   $ 2,479,131   

Bank of New York Mellon

    1,664,541               (858,026     806,515   

Barclays Bank PLC

    1,927,835               (490,362     1,437,473   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    1,289,850               (5,610     1,284,240   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,456,767               (650,177     806,590   

Goldman Sachs International

    477,028               (1,773     475,255   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    1,032,312               (59,536     972,776   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    909,618               (173,877     735,741   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    1,088,155               (1,034     1,087,121   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    1,025,693                      1,025,693   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 13,463,792      $      $ (2,353,257   $ 11,110,535   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 112,862      $      $ 112,862      $   

Bank of New York Mellon

    858,026               858,026          

Barclays Bank PLC

    490,362               490,362          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    5,610               5,610          

Deutsche Bank AG

    650,177               650,177          

Goldman Sachs International

    1,773               1,773          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    59,536               59,536          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    173,877               173,877          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    1,034               1,034          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,353,257      $      $ 2,353,257      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    113


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Small Companies Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 74,521      $         —      $ (22,680   $ 51,841   

Barclays Bank PLC

    56,670               (7,626     49,044   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    88,899               (1,275     87,624   

Deutsche Bank AG

    90,251               (14,852     75,399   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    64,233               (15,288     48,945   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    46,241               (24,919     21,322   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    20,654               (11,215     9,439   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    24,511               (20,270     4,241   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 465,980      $      $ (118,125   $ 347,855   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 22,680      $      $ 22,680      $   

Bank of New York Mellon

    29,431                      29,431   

Barclays Bank PLC

    7,626               7,626          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    1,275               1,275          

Deutsche Bank AG

    14,852               14,852          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    15,288               15,288          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    24,919               24,919          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    11,215               11,215          

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    20,270               20,270          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 147,556      $      $ 118,125      $ 29,431   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

114    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

 

 

 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 108,543      $         —      $ 108,543      $   

Barclays Bank PLC

    60,001               (24,489     35,512   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    7,124               7,124          

Deutsche Bank AG

    301,063               (109,507     191,556   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    129,126               (95,688     33,438   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    57,078               (15,057     42,021   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 662,935      $      $ (129,074   $ 302,527   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 127,723      $      $ (108,543   $ 19,180   

Barclays Bank PLC

    24,489               24,489          

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    59,548               (7,124     52,424   

Deutsche Bank AG

    109,507               109,507          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    95,688               95,688          

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    15,057               15,057          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 432,012      $      $ 129,074      $ 71,604   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The following tables present the Funds’ exchange-traded or cleared derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Developed World Stock Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for
Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 92,720      $ (92,720   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 92,720      $ (92,720   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Core Equity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for
Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 354,867      $ (354,867   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 354,867      $ (354,867   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    115


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Growth Equity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for
Offset
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 322,286      $ (322,286   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 322,286      $ (322,286   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for
Offset
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 1,698,733      $ (1,698,733   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,698,733      $ (1,698,733   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Small Companies Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net
Amount
of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 136,379      $ (136,379   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 136,379      $ (136,379   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Risk Premium Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for
Offset
    Net
Amount
of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

  $ 20,861,155      $ (20,861,155   $         —      $         —
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 20,861,155      $ (20,861,155   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

116    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (forward currency contracts, futures contracts, rights and/or warrants) or, notional amounts (swap contracts) or number of contracts (options) outstanding at each month-end, was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013:

 

         
Fund Name   Forward
Currency
Contracts ($)
    Futures
Contracts ($)
    Options     Rights
and/or
Warrants ($)
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    2,293,748,630                        

Developed World Stock Fund

    76,157,574        21,118,184               8,145   

International Core Equity Fund

    913,464,375        166,117,063               59,731   

International Growth Equity Fund

    406,820,878        111,220,882               56,875   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    2,144,509,671        528,516,000               439,627   

International Small Companies Fund

    61,446,055        27,910,412               39,249   

Resources Fund

                         6,428   

Risk Premium Fund

                  14,029          

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    82,501,595                      24,168   

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

                   
     Currency Hedged International Equity Fund   Developed World Stock Fund   International Core Equity Fund   International Growth Equity Fund   International Intrinsic Value Fund   International Small Companies Fund   Resources Fund   Risk Premium Fund   Tax-Managed International Equities Fund
Management Fee   0.54%   0.45%   0.38%   0.50%   0.50%   0.60%   0.50%   0.45%   0.50%

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds (except Class M shares which are described below (International Intrinsic Value Class M liquidated on March 27, 2013)) pays the Manager a shareholder service fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Class M shares of a Fund pay the Manager an administration fee, which is used by the Manager to defray its expenses (or the expenses of a third party) in providing administration and record keeping services to certain marketplaces where Class M shares of each Fund may be purchased. The Manager may pay part or all of the administration fee to third parties for providing administration and record keeping services. In some cases, these third parties also receive compensation from the Fund’s distributor pursuant to the Trust’s Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan. Shareholder service fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

           
Fund Name   Class II     Class III     Class IV     Class V     Class VI  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

            0.15%                           

Developed World Stock Fund

            0.15%        0.10%                   

International Core Equity Fund

            0.15%        0.09%                0.055%   

International Growth Equity Fund

            0.15%        0.09%                   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    0.22%        0.15%        0.09%                   

International Small Companies Fund

            0.15%                           

Resources Fund

            0.15%        0.10%        0.085%     0.055%

Risk Premium Fund

            0.15%        0.10%        0.085%     0.055%   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

            0.15%                           

 

  * Class is offered but has no shareholders as of August 31, 2013.

For each Fund other than Resources Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager. For Resources Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below) that exceeds 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

“Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

For each Fund that charges a management fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    11,316        1,656   

Developed World Stock Fund

    1,907        368   

International Core Equity Fund

    23,552        3,496   

International Growth Equity Fund

    11,960        1,748   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    51,191        7,268   

International Small Companies Fund

    1,658        184   

Resources Fund

    904        92   

Risk Premium Fund

    3,486        552   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    2,576        368   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

       
Fund Name  

Indirect Net Expenses

(excluding shareholder
service fees)

   

Indirect Shareholder

Service Fees

    Total Indirect Expenses  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    0.491%        0.088%        0.579%   

Developed World Stock Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

International Core Equity Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

International Growth Equity Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

International Small Companies Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Resources Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Risk Premium Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name   U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

           798,679,423               772,767,082   

Developed World Stock Fund

           78,577,244               78,438,010   

International Core Equity Fund

           730,573,057               3,320,993,655   

International Growth Equity Fund

           656,743,177               1,216,456,440   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

           4,130,515,502               1,429,067,126   

International Small Companies Fund

           127,809,587               123,409,290   

Resources Fund

           150,435,593               36,292,485   

Risk Premium Fund

                           

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

           117,845,516               133,811,012   

 

7. Guarantees

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

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund (%)
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers (%)
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion (%)
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

    3     64.60               99.95   

Developed World Stock Fund

    3        90.37        0.04          

International Core Equity Fund

    2        21.28        <0.01        0.02   

International Growth Equity Fund

    4 **      62.75        <0.01        96.97   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

    2 ***      30.39        <0.01        86.85   

International Small Companies Fund

    3        60.78        0.11        0.91   

Resources Fund

    2        47.44        9.00        7.53   

Risk Premium Fund

    4 ****      85.12        0.01        97.26   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

    2        24.78        0.88          

 

  * Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  ** Four of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  *** One of the shareholders is other funds of the Trust.
  **** Three of the shareholders are other funds of theTrust.

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    11,987,277      $ 304,843,871        49,688,032      $ 1,054,339,199   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    5,469,647        133,787,584        4,444,753        101,134,422   

Shares repurchased

    (12,316,753     (310,653,196     (70,686,278     (1,592,538,209
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    5,140,171      $ 127,978,259        (16,553,493   $ (437,064,588
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Developed World Stock Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

         $        121,607      $ 2,273,818   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    37,704        787,268        134,758        2,478,061   

Shares repurchased

    (317,327     (6,456,527     (825,769     (14,842,466

Purchase premiums

                         5,606   

Redemption fees

           16,141               37,106   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (279,623   $ (5,653,118     (569,404   $ (10,047,875
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Developed World Stock Fund (continued)

         

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

         $        3,106      $ 57,452   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    89,624        1,872,250        302,042        5,564,409   

Shares repurchased

                  (1,936     (37,212

Purchase premiums

                         144   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    89,624      $ 1,872,250        303,212      $ 5,584,793   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Core Equity Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    114,867      $ 3,466,679        5,303,352      $ 144,847,864   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    247,989        7,712,443        859,044        23,292,515   

Shares repurchased

    (3,391,035     (103,502,811     (16,867,210     (479,845,504
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,028,179   $ (92,323,689     (10,704,814   $ (311,705,125
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    698,049      $ 21,132,834        10,604,288      $ 308,585,098   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    590,365        18,348,538        1,330,617        36,106,545   

Shares repurchased

    (3,124,025     (93,463,091     (2,988,640     (81,776,867
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,835,611   $ (53,981,719     8,946,265      $ 262,914,776   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    13,640      $ 425,859        22,524,609      $ 614,368,716   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,092,522        33,922,796        2,952,338        80,343,611   

Shares repurchased

    (82,630,233     (2,520,689,277     (21,505,510     (575,869,762
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (81,524,071   $ (2,486,340,622     3,971,437      $ 118,842,565   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Growth Equity Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    988,221      $ 26,733,318        1,489,980      $ 34,412,939   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    66,587        1,752,578        462,364        10,238,174   

Shares repurchased

    (4,112,325     (109,018,911     (6,446,940     (143,932,940
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,057,517   $ (80,533,015     (4,494,596   $ (99,281,827
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    25,680,772      $ 691,938,379        29,884,448      $ 688,998,993   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    580,088        15,273,709        3,613,632        79,860,606   

Shares repurchased

    (47,192,737     (1,266,385,132     (60,919,824     (1,343,927,763
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (20,931,877   $ (559,173,044     (27,421,744   $ (575,068,164
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013 
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

International Intrinsic Value Fund

         

Class II:

         

Shares sold

    371,289      $ 8,007,824        1,230,249      $ 24,762,609   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    42,212        913,471        256,870        5,037,027   

Shares repurchased

    (1,822,689     (41,047,717     (7,905,099     (157,121,955
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,409,188   $ (32,126,422     (6,417,980   $ (127,322,319
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    5,549,777      $ 123,834,105        21,082,732      $ 418,044,602   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    383,713        8,395,639        2,694,812        53,417,109   

Shares repurchased

    (16,208,645     (363,746,617     (39,878,950     (829,019,189
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (10,275,155   $ (231,516,873     (16,101,406   $ (357,557,478
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    165,299,392      $ 3,713,276,122        179,162,155      $ 3,436,981,395   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    3,475,864        75,947,647        11,116,201        220,646,057   

Shares repurchased

    (49,476,464     (1,112,010,489     (89,538,398     (1,812,891,848
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    119,298,792      $ 2,677,213,280        100,739,958      $ 1,844,735,604   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M*:

         

Shares sold

    11,217      $ 239,036        104,304      $ 2,052,368   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  18,152        355,017   

Shares repurchased

    (596,232     (12,544,031     (143,348     (2,792,765
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (585,015   $ (12,304,995     (20,892   $ (385,380
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Small Companies Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    2,475,897      $ 21,961,213        1,095,501      $ 7,496,147   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    816,150        7,027,048        1,517,039        11,116,742   

Shares repurchased

    (2,831,093     (25,293,162     (14,548,664     (103,417,930

Purchase premiums

           38,786               37,669   

Redemption fees

           54,652               143,439   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    460,954      $ 3,788,537        (11,936,124   $ (84,623,933
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Resources Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    3,333,781      $ 70,131,037        4,473,926      $ 95,250,684   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    14,320        284,686        22,542        478,172   

Shares repurchased

    (4,229,614     (91,811,038     (22,181     (494,735

Purchase premiums

           211,026               286,612   

Redemption fees

           4,514               1,484   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (881,513   $ (21,179,775     4,474,287      $ 95,522,217   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

122    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Resources Fund (continued)

         

Class IV**:

         

Shares sold

    5,319,428      $ 115,247,330         

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    30,683        609,687         

Shares repurchased

    (33,028     (699,689      

Purchase premiums

           75,048         

Redemption fees

           2,099         
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net increase (decrease)

    5,317,083      $ 115,234,475         
   

 

 

   

 

 

       
                                 

Risk Premium Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    45,232      $ 464,984        645,135 ***    $ 6,696,024 *** 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    14,873        152,446                 

Purchase premiums

           1,516               2,569 ***  

Redemption fees

           8                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    60,105      $ 618,954        645,135      $ 6,698,593   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    1,888,446      $ 19,281,035        782,428 ****    $ 8,059,007 **** 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    18,020        184,888                 

Shares repurchased

    (48,519     (492,952              

Purchase premiums

           2,586               367 ****  

Redemption fees

           29                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

        1,857,947      $ 18,975,586        782,428      $ 8,059,374   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    7,744,196      $ 82,707,434        58,524,290 *****    $ 597,548,727 ***** 

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,526,242             15,659,243                 

Shares repurchased

    (3,265     (33,720              

Purchase premium

           149,809               916,900 ***** 

Redemption fees

           753                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    9,267,173      $ 98,483,519           58,524,290      $
598,465,627
  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    101,358      $ 1,485,819        211,447      $ 2,911,172   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    75,421        1,141,116        573,850        7,962,239   

Shares repurchased

    (1,840,800     (27,941,820     (4,503,828     (61,664,020
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,664,021   $ (25,314,885     (3,718,531   $ (50,790,609
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * Class M liquidated on March 27, 2013.
  ** Period from March 20, 2013 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2013.
  *** Period from December 14, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
  **** Period from December 17, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
  ***** Period from November 15, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

10. Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

             
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Value, end of
period
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

             

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

  $ 549,081,026      $ 11,083,900      $ 593,311,683      $      $      $   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    1,638,769,861        787,595,523        179,455,400        16,663,436               2,341,789,978   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,187,850,887      $ 798,679,423      $ 772,767,083      $ 16,663,436      $      $ 2,341,789,978   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Developed World Stock Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 9,708,326      $ 12,797,000      $ 11,024,000      $ 3,986      $ 929      $ 11,480,665   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Core Equity Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 86,633,100      $ 99,129,000      $ 143,470,966      $ 12,086      $ 467      $ 42,281,429   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Growth Equity Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 52,767,000      $ 131,531,000      $ 135,117,000      $ 11,803      $ 4,299      $ 49,161,461   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 88,307,524      $      $      $ 37,928      $ 7,771      $ 88,307,524   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

International Small Companies Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 4,067,469      $ 12,704,000      $ 8,640,000      $ 1,527      $ 520      $ 8,131,457   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Resources Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 1,041,000      $ 7,886,000      $ 5,768,000      $ 893      $ 98      $ 3,156,914   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Risk Premium Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 278,253,028      $      $      $ 119,509      $ 24,486      $ 278,253,028   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

             

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 5,391,305      $ 12,221,000      $ 11,680,318      $ 1,501      $ 438      $ 5,931,149   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

11. Subsequent events

Subsequent to August 31, 2013, GMO International Growth Equity Fund received significant redemption requests. As a result, “Large Shareholder Risk” is heightened for the Fund.

 

124    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    125


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Developed World Stock Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Developed World Stock Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

126    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Core Equity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Core Equity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with fees paid to the Manager for providing sub-advisory services to funds managed by third parties and the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides, on the one hand, to the Fund and, on the other, to the third-party funds for which the Manager serves as subadviser and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    127


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Growth Equity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Growth Equity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with fees paid to the Manager for providing sub-advisory services to funds managed by third parties and the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides, on the one hand, to the Fund and, on the other, to the third-party funds for which the Manager serves as subadviser and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

128    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Intrinsic Value Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    129


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Small Companies Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Small Companies Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

130    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Resources Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Resources Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    131


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreement — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

132    


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and /or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees for Funds with Class M shares, if applicable, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 premium and redemption fees. Therefore, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,072.90        $3.61        $1,000.00        $1,021.73        $3.52        0.69%   

Developed World Stock Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,085.90        $3.15        $1,000.00        $1,022.18        $3.06        0.60%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,086.50        $2.89        $1,000.00        $1,022.43        $2.80        0.55%   

International Core Equity Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,060.10        $2.75        $1,000.00        $1,022.53        $2.70        0.53%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,060.40        $2.44        $1,000.00        $1,022.84        $2.40        0.47%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,060.20        $2.28        $1,000.00        $1,022.99        $2.24        0.44%   

International Growth Equity Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,047.00        $3.35        $1,000.00        $1,021.93        $3.31        0.65%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,047.50        $3.04        $1,000.00        $1,022.23        $3.01        0.59%   

International Intrinsic Value Fund

  

       

Class II

    $1,000.00        $1,065.50        $3.75        $1,000.00        $1,021.58        $3.67        0.72%   

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,066.30        $3.39        $1,000.00        $1,021.93        $3.31        0.65%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,066.20        $3.07        $1,000.00        $1,022.23        $3.01        0.59%   

International Small Companies Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,064.10        $3.95        $1,000.00        $1,021.37        $3.87        0.76%   

Resources Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $964.60        $3.71        $1,000.00        $1,021.42        $3.82        0.75%   

Class IV(a)

    $1,000.00        $972.50        $3.10        $1,000.00        $1,019.32        $3.18        0.70%   

Risk Premium Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $985.20        $3.00        $1,000.00        $1,022.18        $3.06        0.60%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $985.20        $2.75        $1,000.00        $1,022.43        $2.80        0.55%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $986.10        $2.55        $1,000.00        $1,022.64        $2.60        0.51%   

Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,064.70        $3.38        $1,000.00        $1,021.93        $3.31        0.65%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31,2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

  (a)  For the period March 20, 2013 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2013. Expense is calculated using the Class’s annualized net expense ratio for the period ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 164 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

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GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Emerging Countries Fund

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets Fund

Taiwan Fund


 

 

 

 

For a free copy of the Funds’ 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 Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 Funds have a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which they 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 these Funds and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Emerging Countries Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     7   

Schedule of Investments

     8   

Emerging Markets Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     12   

Schedule of Investments

     13   

Taiwan Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     21   

Schedule of Investments

     22   

Portfolio Abbreviations, Counterparty Abbreviations and Currency Abbreviations

     23   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     24   

Statements of Operations

     26   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     27   

Financial Highlights

     29   

Notes to Financial Statements

     34   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     63   

Fund Expenses

     67   

 

   


GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    86.3

Preferred Stocks

    9.4   

Investment Funds

    3.1   

Mutual Funds

    0.4   

Short-Term Investments

    0.2   

Other

    0.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments  

South Korea

    21.4

Brazil

    14.3   

Russia

    13.9   

China

    13.5   

Taiwan

    7.0   

Indonesia

    5.4   

India

    4.3   

Thailand

    4.1   

South Africa

    2.6   

Poland

    2.4   

Czech Republic

    2.3   

Mexico

    2.1   

Turkey

    1.3   

Egypt

    1.2   

Philippines

    1.1   

Peru

    1.0   

Malaysia

    0.7   

United Kingdom**

    0.4   

United States**

    0.4   

France**

    0.3   

Morocco

    0.2   

Hungary

    0.1   

Norway**

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.

 

** Includes companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from emerging markets.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments***  

Banks

    20.7

Telecommunication Services

    16.6   

Energy

    15.2   

Materials

    12.9   

Automobiles & Components

    7.2   

Software & Services

    5.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    4.6   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    4.0   

Utilities

    2.2   

Media

    1.9   

Capital Goods

    1.7   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    1.3   

Diversified Financials

    0.9   

Real Estate

    0.8   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.7   

Insurance

    0.6   

Consumer Services

    0.5   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.5   

Food & Staples Retailing

    0.5   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    0.5   

Transportation

    0.4   

Retailing

    0.4   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.1   

Household & Personal Products

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

*** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 86.3%   
    Brazil — 7.7%   
    1,700      Banco Bradesco SA     22,514   
    184,260      Banco do Brasil SA     1,780,085   
    18,905      Banco Santander Brasil SA     108,076   
    45,395      Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR     261,929   
    8,600      BM&FBOVESPA SA     42,136   
    9,300      BR Malls Participacoes SA     70,550   
    12,200      BR Properties SA     92,806   
    7,100      Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA     15,623   
    1,100      Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     9,032   
    63,652      Cielo SA     1,558,253   
    8,400      Cyrela Brazil Realty SA     55,344   
    10,450      Duratex SA     52,908   
    1,900      Fibria Celulose SA *     21,963   
    64,500      Gerdau SA     386,575   
    12,053      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR *     44,114   
    4,455      Localiza Rent a Car SA     58,163   
    1,100      Lojas Renner SA     26,459   
    3,300      LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA     21,037   
    3,500      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA     70,324   
    2,000      Multiplus SA     21,844   
    3,128      Qualicorp SA *     24,450   
    9,000      Tim Participacoes SA     35,382   
    1,900      Totvs SA     29,783   
    23,400      Vale SA     337,571   
    56,500      Vale SA Sponsored ADR     814,165   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     5,961,086   
     

 

 

 
    China — 12.9%   
    164,802      Agricultural Bank of China Ltd - Class H     70,443   
    2,100      Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR *     284,613   
    1,677,000      Bank of China Ltd - Class H     705,352   
    18,950      Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd     134,375   
    14,000      Belle International Holdings Ltd     19,256   
    34,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd *     49,803   
    164,900      China Coal Energy Co Ltd - Class H     96,832   
    569,160      China Communications Services Corp Ltd - Class H     382,298   
    1,552,720      China Construction Bank - Class H     1,134,603   
    107,000      China Everbright International Ltd     100,873   
    23,000      China Life Insurance Co Ltd - Class H     56,138   
    8,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd     33,846   
    211,334      China Mobile Ltd     2,277,697   
    2,282      China Mobile Ltd Sponsored ADR     123,159   
    14,000      China Oilfield Services Ltd - Class H     35,926   
    13,600      China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd     40,097   
    382,607      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp - Class H     275,508   
    22,000      China Resources Land Ltd     60,114   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    China — continued   
    21,000      China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd - Class H     65,044   
    300      China Telecom Corp Ltd ADR     15,165   
    2,055,900      China Telecom Corp Ltd - Class H     1,039,397   
    22,000      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd     33,233   
    8,800      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd ADR     132,440   
    229,000      CNOOC Ltd     452,800   
    1,649      CNOOC Ltd ADR     330,624   
    93,800      Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd - Class H     129,596   
    4,500      Great Wall Motor Co Ltd - Class H     22,808   
    36,000      Huaneng Power International Inc - Class H     35,791   
    1,883,000      Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd - Class H     1,231,305   
    19,000      Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co Ltd - Class B     39,193   
    16,000      Kunlun Energy Co Ltd     23,184   
    68,000      Lenovo Group Ltd     65,576   
    8,300      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Sponsored ADR *     176,209   
    9,000      Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd - Class H     62,848   
    5,600      Sands China Ltd     32,058   
    14,000      Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd     45,695   
    16,500      Sun Art Retail Group Ltd     22,475   
    165,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     121,962   
    12,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd - Class H     10,044   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     9,968,380   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 2.2%   
    51,717      CEZ AS     1,194,499   
    1,040      Komercni Banka AS     224,332   
    3,575      Pegas Nonwovens SA     105,169   
    282      Philip Morris CR AS     156,235   
     

 

 

 
    Total Czech Republic     1,680,235   
     

 

 

 
    Egypt — 1.1%   
    14,835      Alexandria Mineral Oils Co *     149,079   
    36,806      ElSwedy Electric Co     110,839   
    14,643      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE GDR (Registered Shares) *     43,694   
    1,398,375      Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE     110,049   
    19,791      Oriental Weavers Co     64,707   
    34,712      Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     73,495   
    131,908      South Valley Cement *     82,246   
    125,763      Telecom Egypt Co     225,248   
     

 

 

 
    Total Egypt     859,357   
     

 

 

 
    France — 0.2%   
    478      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     45,243   
    1,955      Danone SA     145,570   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     190,813   
     

 

 

 
 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Hungary — 0.1%   
    6,522      Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Plc     9,024   
    2,635      OTP Bank Plc     48,950   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hungary     57,974   
     

 

 

 
    India — 4.1%   
    1,371      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd     17,800   
    1,399      Cadila Healthcare Ltd     13,818   
    31,444      Cairn India Ltd     153,482   
    6,972      Cipla Ltd     44,091   
    3,192      Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd     5,676   
    12,405      DLF Ltd     24,271   
    15,321      HCL Technologies Ltd     241,781   
    1,468      Hero MotoCorp Ltd *     44,595   
    16,968      Idea Cellular Ltd *     40,994   
    7,279      Indian Oil Corp Ltd     23,063   
    14,433      Infosys Technologies Ltd     673,517   
    6,060      Infosys Technologies Ltd Sponsored ADR     281,002   
    13,181      Kajaria Ceramics Ltd     45,725   
    6,401      Lupin Ltd     77,903   
    25,799      Mphasis Ltd     164,323   
    78,858      Sesa Goa Ltd     224,666   
    23,539      Steel Authority of India Ltd     16,425   
    3,100      Sterlite Industries India Ltd ADR     18,600   
    4,136      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd     32,646   
    4,824      Sun TV Network Ltd     28,380   
    15,312      Tata Consultancy Services Ltd     469,903   
    10,585      Tata Motors Ltd     47,441   
    400      Tata Motors Ltd Sponsored ADR     8,928   
    10,482      Tech Mahindra Ltd     217,623   
    523      Ultratech Cement Ltd     11,786   
    20,162      Wipro Ltd     145,544   
    8,746      Wipro Ltd ADR     78,889   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     3,152,872   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 5.2%   
    443,000      ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT     28,747   
    2,275,000      Astra International Tbk PT     1,257,224   
    194,816      Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT     72,086   
    344,172      Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     223,082   
    70,000      Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     24,595   
    867,500      Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     522,446   
    30,000      First Real Estate Investment Trust     24,163   
    685,000      Global Mediacom Tbk PT *     109,339   
    114,000      Indosat Tbk PT     42,948   
    1,519,000      Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     187,043   
    274,000      Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT *     28,792   
    870,500      Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT *     234,065   
    132,715      Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT     152,804   
    2,815,000      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     565,448   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Indonesia — continued   
    14,800      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT Sponsored ADR     548,488   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     4,021,270   
     

 

 

 
    Malaysia — 0.7%   
    69,280      AMMB Holdings Berhad     156,582   
    108,500      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad     239,990   
    27,870      Hong Leong Bank Berhad     119,473   
     

 

 

 
    Total Malaysia     516,045   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 2.0%   
    11,600      Alsea SA     29,519   
    29,240      America Movil SAB de CV     564,332   
    373,100      America Movil SAB de CV - Class L     361,065   
    20,000      Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (REIT)     57,645   
    9,600      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV     90,511   
    15,400      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV - Class O     94,825   
    3,300      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV     45,012   
    49,800      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV - Class B     135,933   
    20,800      Grupo Televisa SAB - Series CPO     104,335   
    20,500      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV - Class V     49,098   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     1,532,275   
     

 

 

 
    Morocco — 0.2%   
    14,574      Maroc Telecom     153,836   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.0%   
    1,464      Telenor ASA     30,375   
     

 

 

 
    Peru — 1.0%   
    55,037      Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR     695,117   
    1,900      Southern Copper Corp     52,250   
     

 

 

 
    Total Peru     747,367   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 1.1%   
    103,020      BDO Unibank Inc     170,343   
    9,300      GT Capital Holdings Inc     161,078   
    1,771,300      Lopez Holding Corp     200,021   
    63,787      Metropolitan Bank & Trust     116,117   
    2,372      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     151,826   
    26,600      Puregold Price Club Inc     22,991   
    3,120      San Miguel Corp     5,243   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     827,619   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 2.3%   
    354      Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA     7,445   
    47,393      KGHM Polska Miedz SA     1,797,662   
     

 

 

 
    Total Poland     1,805,107   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   3


GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Russia — 10.5%   
    7,900      CTC Media Inc     84,688   
    2,353      Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR     90,711   
    6,614      Gazprom Neft JSC Sponsored ADR *     136,079   
    44,716      Gazprom Neft-Class S     182,052   
    305,204      Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR     2,397,739   
    46,022      KamAZ     74,624   
    17,171      Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR     994,986   
    720      Magnit OJSC     160,742   
    876      Magnit OJSC GDR     48,579   
    1,649      Mail.ru Group Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     53,814   
    1,304      MegaFon OAO GDR     44,024   
    17,492      Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR *     370,131   
    25,730      Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS     47,129   
    5,601      Rosneft OJSC GDR (Registered)     41,147   
    152,818      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     1,610,921   
    1,448      Sistema JSFC Sponsored GDR (Registered Shares)     32,061   
    63,649      Surgutneftegas Sponsored ADR     495,761   
    13,635      Tatneft Sponsored ADR     516,329   
    4,800      VimpelCom Ltd Sponsored ADR     51,504   
    246,578      VTB Bank OJSC GDR (Registered Shares)     653,810   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     8,086,831   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 2.5%   
    85,879      African Bank Investments Ltd     136,481   
    2,852      Bidvest Group Ltd     70,089   
    6,869      Coronation Fund Managers Ltd     44,749   
    12,014      Exxaro Resources Ltd     189,864   
    7,286      FirstRand Ltd     21,297   
    34,904      Growthpoint Properties Ltd     80,550   
    1,252      Imperial Holdings Ltd     25,333   
    17,397      MTN Group Ltd     317,776   
    7,291      Naspers Ltd - N Shares     600,586   
    421      RMB Holdings Ltd     1,654   
    4,120      Sasol Ltd     192,906   
    1,300      Sasol Ltd Sponsored ADR     60,853   
    500      Sibanye Gold Ltd Sponsored ADR *     2,065   
    49,055      Telkom South Africa Ltd *     109,259   
    2,562      Truworths International Ltd     20,426   
    4,549      Vodacom Group Ltd     51,332   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     1,925,220   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 19.9%   
    211      Cheil Industries Inc     16,701   
    239      CJ Corp     22,849   
    1,990      Daewoo Securities Co Ltd     16,614   
    1,150      Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd     30,473   
    14,102      DGB Financial Group Inc     196,709   
    3,330      Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     140,974   
    510      Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co     19,501   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued   
    5,706      GS Holdings     289,849   
    31,571      Hana Financial Group Inc     990,724   
    610      Hankook Tire Co Ltd     31,532   
    14,727      Hanwha Corp     430,650   
    84      Honam Petrochemical Corp     12,872   
    2,630      Hynix Semiconductor Inc *     66,468   
    382      Hyosung Corp     24,328   
    938      Hyundai Engineering & Construction     48,236   
    552      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd     112,399   
    2,632      Hyundai Mobis     658,844   
    4,343      Hyundai Motor Co     968,465   
    4,248      Hyundai Steel Co     279,159   
    212      Hyundai Wia Corp     32,568   
    43,925      Industrial Bank of Korea     445,143   
    5,103      INTOPS Co Ltd     101,705   
    2,060      Kangwon Land Inc     51,229   
    17,216      KB Financial Group Inc     549,223   
    1,500      KB Financial Group Inc ADR     47,415   
    25,483      Kia Motors Corp     1,533,124   
    109      Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd     8,979   
    105      Korea Zinc Co Ltd     30,057   
    9,220      KT Corp     299,076   
    29,500      KT Corp Sponsored ADR     474,065   
    664      KT&G Corp     43,373   
    36      LG Chem Ltd     9,261   
    474      LG Corp     28,483   
    1,600      LG Display Co Ltd ADR *     20,768   
    1,550      LG Electronics Inc     100,508   
    9,638      LG Uplus Corp *     113,138   
    206      Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     63,051   
    233      NCSoft Corp     33,782   
    3,093      POSCO     893,335   
    277      POSCO ADR     19,950   
    47,580      Samho International Co Ltd *     73,870   
    657      Samsung C&T Corp     33,736   
    819      Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd     59,912   
    196      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     119,398   
    1,047      Samsung Engineering Co Ltd     78,915   
    593      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     133,306   
    1,830      Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd     64,669   
    685      Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd     65,295   
    331      Samsung SDI Co Ltd     50,078   
    1,761      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     2,159,004   
    14,193      Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd     515,818   
    6,316      SK Innovation Co Ltd     790,583   
    54,939      SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     1,204,812   
    353      SK Holdings Co Ltd     59,223   
    607      Woongjin Coway Co Ltd     31,977   
    66,134      Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd     657,107   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     15,353,283   
     

 

 

 
 

 

4   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — 6.7%   
    43,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     37,736   
    22,000      Asustek Computer Inc     174,543   
    28,000      Catcher Technology Co Ltd     132,411   
    33,235      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd     85,249   
    241,884      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     762,883   
    886,577      Compal Electronics Inc     594,178   
    36,000      Delta Electronics Inc     162,073   
    123,200      E.Sun Financial Holdings Co Ltd     77,719   
    104,914      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd     264,765   
    16,800      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     42,596   
    5,000      Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd     33,509   
    118,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     318,231   
    45,000      HTC Corp     233,951   
    42,000      Innolux Display Corp *     20,891   
    2,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd     69,533   
    90,996      Lite-On Technology Corp     153,781   
    16,000      MediaTek Inc     195,290   
    4,000      Mstar Semiconductor Inc     36,391   
    34,000      Pegatron Corp *     52,292   
    21,000      Pou Chen Corp     22,874   
    6,100      Powertech Technology Inc     11,090   
    830,200      ProMOS Technologies Inc * (a)       
    57,715      Quanta Computer Inc     120,843   
    25,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co     27,970   
    307,012      Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     131,755   
    69,928      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     251,475   
    26,300      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     435,528   
    46,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     152,507   
    16,000      TPK Holding Co Ltd     168,801   
    77,000      United Microelectronics Corp     31,462   
    421,747      Wistron Corp     376,538   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     5,178,865   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 3.9%   
    53,090      Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     394,047   
    6      Bangkok Bank Pcl NVDR     33   
    87,100      Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     347,517   
    20,650      Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered)     176,673   
    452,200      BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund     131,014   
    70,400      Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (Foreign Registered)     50,628   
    77,900      Electricity Generating Pcl (Foreign Registered)     311,171   
    184,095      Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl (Foreign Registered)     15,758   
    68,190      Home Product Center Pcl (Foreign Registered)     23,587   
    124,500      Jasmine International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     27,905   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — continued   
    110      Kasikornbank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     540   
    12,327      PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered)     63,580   
    100,122      PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,014,105   
    27,080      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     41,755   
    234,400      Sansiri Pcl (Foreign Registered)     14,858   
    15,500      Shin Corp Pcl     36,429   
    34,800      Shin Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     82,894   
    5,739      Siam Cement Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     70,353   
    3,000      Siam Cement Pcl NVDR     36,498   
    43,400      Thai Airways International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     21,762   
    43,400      Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered)     73,169   
    74,400      Thai Tap Water Supply Pcl (Foreign Registered)     22,592   
    10,150      Total Access Communication Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     33,664   
    5,800      VGI Global Media Pcl (Foreign Registered)     17,553   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     3,008,085   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 1.3%   
    23,895      Akbank TAS     78,796   
    13,936      Arcelik AS     69,420   
    958      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     17,574   
    1,782      Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS     21,625   
    13,245      Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS     49,330   
    4,152      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     17,560   
    8,502      KOC Holding AS     34,050   
    11,080      Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS     56,838   
    66,932      Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     202,686   
    919      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS     24,122   
    19,329      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS *     100,981   
    600      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR *     7,896   
    64,270      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     219,788   
    1,674      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     10,585   
    33,247      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     65,465   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     976,716   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 0.4%   
    3,711      British American Tobacco Plc     187,645   
    128      British American Tobacco Plc Sponsored ADR     13,001   
    200      Unilever Plc Sponsored ADR     7,636   
    2,650      Unilever Plc     101,044   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     309,326   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 0.3%   
    1,551      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     89,601   
    500      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     37,515   
    490      Tupperware Brands Corp.     39,578   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued   
    1,500      Yum! Brands, Inc.     105,030   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     271,724   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $74,880,914)
    66,614,661   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 9.4%   
    Brazil — 5.9%   
    6,543      Banco Bradesco SA 0.24%     75,989   
    12,800      Banco Bradesco SA ADR 0.29%     148,736   
    28,300      Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA - Class B 1.13%     169,377   
    54,400      Bradespar SA 2.09%     562,480   
    1,200      Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR 2.70%     41,736   
    1,200      Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 3.20%     41,845   
    3,000      Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais Sponsored ADR 2.92%     23,850   
    4,800      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA *     17,020   
    12,000      Itau Unibanco Holding SA 0.62%     145,854   
    38,413      Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR 0.65%     467,486   
    140,534      Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA 0.73%     492,409   
    18,100      Klabin SA 4.04%     93,385   
    38,000      Metalurgica Gerdau SA 0.38%     337,165   
    5,700      Randon Participacoes SA 0.03%     27,712   
    14,400      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA 1.03%     56,732   
    3,000      Telefonica Brasil SA 2.96%     58,442   
    3,500      Telefonica Brasil SA ADR 3.44%     69,055   
    1,700      Tim Participacoes SA ADR     33,524   
    16,600      Usinas Siderrurgicas de Minas Gerais SA *     71,731   
    126,030      Vale SA Sponsored ADR 2.86%     1,635,869   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     4,570,397   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 2.9%   
    97,018      Sberbank 4.56%     203,923   
    967,124      Surgutneftegaz OJSC 7.01%     653,592   
    586      Transneft 0.90%     1,346,113   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     2,203,628   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.6%   
    3,733      Hyundai Motor Co 1.81%     375,279   
    123      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non-Voting) 0.91%     101,449   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     476,728   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $8,484,510)
    7,250,753   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 3.1%   
    United States — 3.1%   
    63,461      iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     2,414,057   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
(COST $2,498,490)
    2,414,057   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.4%   
    United States — 0.4%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    11,401      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     285,029   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $285,029)
    285,029   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
    Time Deposits — 0.2%   

HKD

    378,016      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     48,748   

SGD

    257      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     201   

USD

    67,685      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     67,685   

ZAR

    220,844      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 4.15%, due 09/03/13     21,480   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     138,114   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $138,114)
    138,114   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4%
(Cost $86,287,057)
    76,702,614   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.6%     493,815   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $77,196,429   
     

 

 

 

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).

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 23.

 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    90.2

Mutual Funds

    3.7   

Preferred Stocks

    2.1   

Investment Funds

    1.1   

Short-Term Investments

    0.6   

Swap Contracts

    0.5   

Debt Obligations

    0.3   

Other

    1.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments  

China

    18.9

United States**

    15.6   

United Kingdom**

    12.5   

Russia

    7.4   

France**

    6.0   

Brazil

    4.5   

Indonesia

    4.3   

Panama

    4.2   

Turkey

    3.8   

Mexico

    3.8   

South Korea

    2.9   

Malaysia

    2.8   

Switzerland**

    2.2   

Philippines

    2.2   

South Africa

    2.2   

Thailand

    1.7   

Taiwan

    1.1   

Norway**

    1.1   

Qatar

    0.8   

Nigeria

    0.8   

India

    0.7   

Vietnam

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.

 

** Includes companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from emerging markets.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments***  

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    19.5

Telecommunication Services

    10.9   

Transportation

    9.7   

Banks

    8.8   

Software & Services

    6.8   

Consumer Services

    6.1   

Capital Goods

    4.6   

Media

    4.2   

Diversified Financials

    3.8   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    3.7   

Food & Staples Retailing

    3.6   

Household & Personal Products

    3.1   

Automobiles & Components

    2.7   

Real Estate

    2.6   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    2.2   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    1.6   

Utilities

    1.4   

Retailing

    1.3   

Materials

    1.3   

Insurance

    1.2   

Energy

    0.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

*** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       7


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 90.2%   
    Brazil — 2.3%   
    1,535,575      Localiza Rent a Car SA     20,047,847   
    839,500      LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA     5,351,661   
    875,400      Multiplus SA     9,561,359   
    1,072,700      Qualicorp SA *     8,384,859   
    608,900      Smiles SA     7,018,064   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     50,363,790   
     

 

 

 
    China — 14.0%   
    832,500      Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR *     112,828,725   
    4,163,500      Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd     29,523,534   
    15,282,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd *     22,385,183   
    5,295,600      China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd     22,404,390   
    1,715,030      China Mobile Ltd     18,484,101   
    78,100      China Mobile Ltd Sponsored ADR     4,215,057   
    6,546,000      Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd - Class H     9,044,062   
    2,155,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     13,084,294   
    2,218,600      Great Wall Motor Co Ltd - Class H     11,245,064   
    1,641,000      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Sponsored ADR *     34,838,430   
    2,471,600      Sands China Ltd     14,148,874   
    7,218,400      Sun Art Retail Group Ltd     9,832,169   
    139,200      Vipshop Holdings Ltd *     6,027,360   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     308,061,243   
     

 

 

 
    France — 4.7%   
    183,020      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     17,322,938   
    915,633      Danone SA     68,178,410   
    109,788      L’Oreal SA     18,329,409   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     103,830,757   
     

 

 

 
    India — 2.4%   
    500,649      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd     6,499,997   
    615,932      Cadila Healthcare Ltd     6,083,742   
    2,938,671      Idea Cellular Ltd *     7,099,774   
    1,572,753      Kajaria Ceramics Ltd     5,455,906   
    1,525,220      Lupin Ltd     18,562,452   
    1,680,607      Sun TV Network Ltd     9,887,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     53,589,137   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 3.8%   
    119,236,640      ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT     7,737,539   
    18,137,950      Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     11,756,493   
    22,311,500      Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     7,839,208   
    8,738,800      First Real Estate Investment Trust     7,038,474   
    71,945,000      Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT *     7,560,080   
    31,470,000      Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT *     8,461,840   
    13,753,200      Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT     15,835,006   

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Indonesia — continued  
    181,923,000      Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT     9,484,172   
    21,785,500      Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk PT     7,255,249   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     82,968,061   
     

 

 

 
    Malaysia — 2.2%   
    5,594,200      AMMB Holdings Berhad     12,643,628   
    16,509,600      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad     36,517,405   
     

 

 

 
    Total Malaysia     49,161,033   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 3.0%   
    4,635,300      Alsea SA     11,795,539   
    7,675,800      Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (REIT)     22,123,723   
    1,369,100      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV     18,674,524   
    321,800      Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR     8,093,270   
    1,033,400      Grupo Televisa SAB - Series CPO     5,183,629   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     65,870,685   
     

 

 

 
    Nigeria — 0.6%   
    2,350,390      Nestle Nigeria Plc     13,366,289   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.9%   
    906,232      Telenor ASA     18,802,743   
     

 

 

 
    Panama — 3.3%   
    559,900      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     73,223,722   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 5.3%   
    7,335,424      BDO Unibank Inc     12,129,103   
    64      Bloomberry Resorts Corp *     15   
    23,812,250      First Gen Corp     8,786,200   
    29,590,640      GMA Holdings Inc     5,625,393   
    1,744,300      GT Capital Holdings Inc     30,211,629   
    51,291,700      LT Group Inc     22,270,426   
    4,984,122      Metropolitan Bank & Trust     9,073,050   
    134,849      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     8,631,333   
    75,350      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co Sponsored ADR     4,773,422   
    10,801,600      Philweb Corp     2,757,044   
    7,931,597      Puregold Price Club Inc     6,855,512   
    1,007,850      Semirara Mining Corp     5,459,485   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     116,572,612   
     

 

 

 
    Qatar — 0.6%   
    2,593,419      Qatar Gas Transport Co Nakilat     13,702,833   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 6.2%   
    2,505,800      CTC Media Inc     26,862,176   
    555,791      Global Ports Investments Plc     5,841,206   
 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Russia — continued   
    34,604      Magnit OJSC     7,725,452   
    206,481      Magnit OJSC GDR     11,450,505   
    810,028      Mail.ru Group Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     26,434,468   
    2,073,700      Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR *     43,879,492   
    7,583,927      Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS     13,891,229   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     136,084,528   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 1.7%   
    358,789      Bidvest Group Ltd     8,817,353   
    3,181,022      Coronation Fund Managers Ltd     20,722,916   
    3,720,191      Growthpoint Properties Ltd     8,585,340   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     38,125,609   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 2.3%   
    194,950      Kia Motors Corp     11,728,705   
    107,129      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     24,082,499   
    274,057      Woongjin Coway Co Ltd     14,437,641   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     50,248,845   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 1.7%   
    584,578      Nestle SA (Registered)     38,257,260   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 0.9%   
    2,061,000      Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd     13,812,544   
    1,529,000      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     5,498,584   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     19,311,128   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 10.0%   
    7,567,600      Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     56,168,575   
    2,954,175      Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     11,786,769   
    200,359,684      BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund     58,049,248   
    1,845,400      Electricity Generating Pcl (Foreign Registered)     7,371,448   
    20,594,880      Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,762,910   
    48,130,700      Jasmine International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     10,788,055   
    6,156,738      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     9,493,049   
    2,428,600      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl NVDR     3,744,649   
    7,826,200      Shin Corp Pcl     18,393,488   
    5,667,900      Shin Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     13,500,967   
    834,000      Siam Cement Pcl NVDR     10,146,361   
    1,172,717      Thai Airways International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     588,025   

Shares

    Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — continued   
    2,151,300      Total Access Communication Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     7,135,082   
    2,020,500      Total Access Communication Pcl NVDR     6,215,894   
    653,700      Toyo-Thai Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered)     489,081   
    1,933,975      VGI Global Media Pcl (Foreign Registered)     5,852,913   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     221,486,514   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 3.0%   
    216,643      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     3,974,186   
    586,104      Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS     7,112,630   
    3,588,986      Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS     13,366,938   
    1,485,823      Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS *     20,223,078   
    290,212      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS     7,617,470   
    4,250,334      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     14,535,139   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     66,829,441   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 9.9%   
    1,764,848      British American Tobacco Plc     89,238,912   
    18,809      British American Tobacco Plc Sponsored ADR     1,910,430   
    626,712      Diageo Plc     19,206,450   
    4,663,984      HSBC Holdings Plc     48,831,707   
    267,228      Unilever Plc Sponsored ADR     10,202,765   
    1,259,565      Unilever Plc     48,026,874   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     217,417,138   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 11.0%   
    1,466,200      Abbott Laboratories     48,868,446   
    762,446      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     44,046,505   
    229,800      Cummins, Inc.     28,311,360   
    170,500      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     12,792,615   
    546,700      PepsiCo, Inc.     43,588,391   
    219,298      Tupperware Brands Corp.     17,712,700   
    688,300      Yum! Brands, Inc.     48,194,766   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     243,514,783   
     

 

 

 
    Vietnam — 0.4%   
    1,472,475      Viet Nam Dairy Products JSC     9,036,170   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $2,064,340,478)
    1,989,824,321   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.1%   
    Brazil — 1.2%   
    1,294,800      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA *     4,591,047   
    4,007,249      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR *     14,666,531   
    1,605,100      Randon Participacoes SA 0.03%     7,803,667   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     27,061,245   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    Russia — 0.9%   
    9,317,929      Sberbank 4.56%     19,585,476   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $54,078,690)
    46,646,721   
     

 

 

 
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 1.1%   
    China — 0.9%   
    560,400      iShares China Large-Cap ETF     19,703,664   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.2%   
    13,255,583      CPN Commercial Growth Leasehold Property Fund     4,191,361   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
(COST $26,231,185)
    23,895,025   
     

 

 

 
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.3%   
    India — 0.3%   
    8,330,000      Jaiprakash Associates Ltd, 5.75%, due 09/08/17     6,255,482   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $8,838,815)
    6,255,482   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.7%   
    United States — 3.7%   
    Affiliated Issuers   
    3,268,820      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     81,720,507   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $81,720,509)
    81,720,507   
     

 

 

 

 

Par Value

    Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%   
    Time Deposits — 0.6%   

GBP

    7      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.07%, due 09/03/13     12   

NOK

    1,535      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.50%, due 09/03/13     251   

SGD

    74,017      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     58,024   

USD

    567,282      DnB Nor Bank (Oslo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     567,282   

USD

    4,406,091      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     4,406,091   

USD

    4,406,091      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, AB (Stockholm) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     4,406,091   

USD

    4,406,091      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     4,406,091   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     13,843,842   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $13,843,842)
    13,843,842   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0%
(Cost $2,249,053,519)
    2,162,185,898   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.0%     43,237,325   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,205,423,223   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Swap Contracts

Total Return Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

  

Fund Pays

  

Fund (Pays)/Receives

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  30,000,155        USD       9/26/2013    JPM    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 1.00%    $ 839,963   
  11,517,274        USD       11/18/2013    GS    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.50%      749,385   
  9,420,296        USD       11/18/2013    GS    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 1.00%      853,879   
  7,929,274        USD       12/20/2013    SG    MSCI Daily Total Return Indonesia    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.90%      60,542   
  33,962,810        USD       12/20/2013    JPM    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.85%      2,207,188   
  14,283,974        USD       12/20/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Philippines    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.40%      1,353,405   
  11,100,017        USD       12/20/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.60%      721,989   
  14,461,582        USD       12/20/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Philippines    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.40%      1,370,233   

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

  

Fund Pays

  

Fund (Pays)/Receives

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  10,939,906        USD       12/20/2013    SG    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.25%    $ 712,425   
  14,614,930        USD       12/20/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Philippines    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.40%      1,384,763   
  13,463,828        USD       12/20/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.60%      875,740   
  14,961,371        USD       12/23/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Philippines    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.60%      363,664   
  6,604,271        USD       12/24/2013    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.30%      185,167   
  5,062,404        USD       12/26/2013    CSI    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.90%      141,768   
  20,000,635        USD       1/10/2014    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return Philippines    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 1.00%      (1,997,493
  23,631,132        USD       1/30/2014    CSI    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.90%      95,428   
  25,000,086        USD       1/30/2014    CSI    MSCI Daily Total Return India    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.525%      331,409   
  21,864,861        USD       1/30/2014    CSI    MSCI Daily Total Return India    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.10%      344,418   
  19,409,596        USD       1/30/2014    GS    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.70%      80,507   
  20,950,994        USD       1/30/2014    GS    MSCI Daily Total Return Thailand    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.70%      85,929   
                

 

 

 
                 $ 10,760,309   
                

 

 

 
           Premiums to (Pay) Receive    $   
                

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

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).

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 23.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   11


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    89.1

Preferred Stocks

    8.8   

Investment Funds

    0.7   

Short-Term Investments

    0.1   

Mutual Funds

    0.0

Swap Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Other

    1.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments  

China

    19.5

South Korea

    18.5   

Russia

    14.4   

Brazil

    12.1   

Taiwan

    7.7   

Indonesia

    4.5   

Thailand

    4.1   

India

    3.9   

South Africa

    3.1   

Mexico

    2.4   

Poland

    1.8   

Turkey

    1.7   

Czech Republic

    1.5   

Philippines

    1.0   

Peru

    0.9   

Egypt

    0.7   

Malaysia

    0.6   

Panama

    0.5   

United Kingdom**

    0.4   

United States**

    0.3   

France**

    0.2   

Hungary

    0.1   

Norway**

    0.1   

Morocco

    0.0

Nigeria

    0.0

Qatar

    0.0

Sri Lanka

    0.0

Vietnam

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap contracts and other derivative financial instruments, if any.

 

** Includes companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from emerging markets.
Industry Group Summary   % of Equity Investments***  

Banks

    19.3

Energy

    16.5   

Telecommunication Services

    16.0   

Materials

    11.9   

Automobiles & Components

    6.8   

Software & Services

    4.4   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    4.4   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    4.3   

Capital Goods

    2.7   

Utilities

    2.2   

Media

    1.7   

Diversified Financials

    1.6   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    1.3   

Real Estate

    1.3   

Transportation

    1.1   

Insurance

    0.9   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

    0.6   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    0.6   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    0.5   

Consumer Services

    0.5   

Retailing

    0.4   

Household & Personal Products

    0.1   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

*** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

12    


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 89.1%   
    Brazil — 6.5%   
    14,424,500      Banco do Brasil SA     139,351,087   
    1,156,300      Banco Santander Brasil SA     6,610,336   
    5,434,600      Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR     31,357,642   
    1,149,600      BR Malls Participacoes SA     8,720,954   
    788,200      BR Properties SA     5,995,863   
    822,300      Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA     1,809,374   
    5,377,532      Cielo SA     131,646,365   
    736,100      Cyrela Brazil Realty SA     4,849,847   
    498,790      Duratex SA     2,525,360   
    315,500      Equatorial Energia SA     2,651,260   
    1,615,165      Gerdau SA     9,680,362   
    472,100      Grendene SA     3,789,147   
    774,100      Grupo BTG Pactual     8,792,351   
    355,910      Localiza Rent a Car SA     4,646,617   
    286,700      LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA     1,827,661   
    1,462,100      MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA     5,104,589   
    335,500      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA     6,741,076   
    4,100      Multiplus SA     44,781   
    5,866,800      PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes *     5,655,458   
    175,600      Porto Seguro SA     1,892,192   
    1,204,600      Qualicorp SA *     9,415,868   
    954,300      Tim Participacoes SA     3,751,685   
    291,100      Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA     2,684,130   
    2,449,500      Vale SA     35,336,780   
    8,238,900      Vale SA Sponsored ADR     118,722,549   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     553,603,334   
     

 

 

 
    China — 19.0%   
    68,138,000      Agricultural Bank of China Ltd - Class H     29,124,967   
    1,128,400      AIA Group Ltd     4,924,546   
    2,696,000      Anta Sports Products Ltd     3,475,093   
    238,200      Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR *     32,283,246   
    274,372,152      Bank of China Ltd - Class H     115,401,823   
    17,214,703      Bank of Communications Co Ltd - Class A     11,061,606   
    1,566,000      Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd     11,104,565   
    3,436,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd *     5,033,077   
    3,371,800      Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co Ltd - Class H     2,621,916   
    3,880,000      Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd     1,708,330   
    16,819,700      China Coal Energy Co Ltd - Class H     9,876,764   
    46,087,550      China Communications Construction Co Ltd - Class H     35,144,657   
    41,579,700      China Communications Services Corp Ltd - Class H     27,928,591   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    China — continued   
    14,376,656      China Construction Bank - Class A     9,933,711   
    222,900,606      China Construction Bank - Class H     162,877,882   
    12,803,600      China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd - Class H *     3,883,182   
    10,332,000      China Everbright International Ltd     9,740,393   
    11,494,000      China Everbright Ltd     15,443,365   
    1,860,088      China Life Insurance Co Ltd - Class A     4,200,404   
    1,727,000      China Life Insurance Co Ltd - Class H     4,215,239   
    1,191,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd     5,038,830   
    25,555,237      China Mobile Ltd     275,427,011   
    726,600      China Mobile Ltd Sponsored ADR     39,214,602   
    1,132,000      China Oilfield Services Ltd - Class H     2,904,911   
    12,416,400      China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd     36,607,024   
    2,631,227      China Pacific Insurance Group Co Ltd - Class A     7,405,809   
    62,364,236      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp - Class H     44,907,252   
    850,400      China Railway Construction Corp Ltd - Class A     645,462   
    12,215,520      China Railway Construction Corp Ltd - Class H     11,591,208   
    46,021,000      China Railway Group Ltd - Class H     23,521,242   
    1,346,000      China Resources Land Ltd     3,677,869   
    4,447,342      China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd - Class A     12,032,199   
    6,248,000      China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd - Class H     19,352,064   
    11,710,000      China Southern Airlines Co Ltd - Class H     3,970,156   
    32,900      China Telecom Corp Ltd ADR     1,663,095   
    192,286,800      China Telecom Corp Ltd - Class H     97,214,009   
    18,671,200      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd     28,204,500   
    732,700      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd ADR     11,027,135   
    18,692,350      Citic Pacific Ltd     21,672,925   
    488,794      CITIC Securities Co Ltd - Class A     876,850   
    38,594,170      CNOOC Ltd     76,311,939   
    29,420      CNOOC Ltd ADR     5,898,710   
    107,000      Dazhong Transportation Group Co Ltd - Class B     73,293   
    32,394,000      Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd - Class H     44,756,089   
    486,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd *     2,950,797   
    495,500      Great Wall Motor Co Ltd - Class H     2,511,462   
    11,524,000      Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd     11,746,402   
    3,170,000      Huaneng Power International Inc - Class H     3,151,589   
    18,097,781      Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Ltd - Class A
    11,491,368   
    261,200,037      Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Ltd - Class H
    170,800,225   
    1,088,000      Kunlun Energy Co Ltd     1,576,545   
    562,557      Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd     15,490,341   
    6,237,000      Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd     3,676,938   
    5,071,600      Lenovo Group Ltd     4,890,779   
    12,108,800      Lonking Holdings Ltd *     2,514,562   
 

 

  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)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    China — continued   
    806,941      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Sponsored ADR *     17,131,357   
    6,356,172      Peace Mark Holdings Ltd * (a) (b)       
    39,000      PetroChina Co Ltd ADR     4,243,200   
    10,637,121      PetroChina Co Ltd - Class H     11,563,870   
    811,855      Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd - Class A     4,610,385   
    689,000      Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd - Class H     4,811,346   
    557,600      Sands China Ltd     3,192,026   
    1,475,000      Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd     4,792,312   
    18,960,000      Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd     10,246,579   
    9,072,500      Sun Art Retail Group Ltd     12,357,635   
    30,400      Vipshop Holdings Ltd *     1,316,320   
    541,384      Weichai Power Co Ltd - Class A     1,691,631   
    2,521,098      Weichai Power Co Ltd - Class H     9,108,394   
    31,403,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     23,211,977   
    38,800      Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     339,888   
    8,500,000      Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd - Class H     7,560,003   
    3,076,000      Yuanda China Holdings Ltd     197,460   
    1,580,000      Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd - Class H     4,961,576   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     1,626,114,508   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 1.4%   
    4,160,198      CEZ AS     96,087,429   
    89,464      Komercni Banka AS     19,297,721   
    167,583      Pegas Nonwovens SA     4,929,939   
    4,008      Philip Morris CR AS     2,220,530   
     

 

 

 
    Total Czech Republic     122,535,619   
     

 

 

 
    Egypt — 0.7%   
    1,247,377      Al Ezz Steel Rebars SAE *     1,984,271   
    1,203,339      Alexandria Mineral Oils Co *     12,092,506   
    393,470      ElSwedy Electric Co     1,184,912   
    581,860      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE *     354,073   
    3,682,038      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE GDR (Registered Shares) *     10,987,065   
    50,272,624      Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE     3,956,328   
    5,336,431      Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     11,298,653   
    7,109,228      South Valley Cement *     4,432,698   
    7,205,815      Telecom Egypt Co     12,906,013   
     

 

 

 
    Total Egypt     59,196,519   
     

 

 

 
    France — 0.2%   
    41,134      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     3,893,354   
    210,609      Danone SA     15,682,033   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     19,575,387   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Hungary — 0.1%   
    2,935,442      Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Plc     4,061,681   
    198,540      OTP Bank Plc     3,688,246   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hungary     7,749,927   
     

 

 

 
    India — 3.8%   
    1,194,493      Aban Offshore Ltd     3,828,713   
    113,524      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd     1,473,898   
    1,864,004      Aurobindo Pharma Ltd     5,123,497   
    122,552      Bayer Cropscience Ltd     2,844,852   
    140,156      Cadila Healthcare Ltd     1,384,362   
    2,577,586      Cairn India Ltd     12,581,536   
    1,210,497      Canara Bank Ltd     3,754,761   
    633,360      Cipla Ltd     4,005,372   
    2,452,255      Dena Bank     1,629,311   
    60,655      Financial Technologies India Ltd     103,479   
    1,290,353      Gitanjali Gems Ltd     1,406,843   
    80,227      Grasim Industries Ltd (a)     2,631,474   
    969,859      HCL Technologies Ltd     15,305,377   
    164,034      Hero MotoCorp Ltd *     4,983,020   
    3,249,027      Hexaware Technologies Ltd     6,340,820   
    2,988,161      Hindalco Industries Ltd     4,713,609   
    10,995,413      Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd *     5,459,770   
    1,769,742      Idea Cellular Ltd *     4,275,663   
    621,707      Infosys Technologies Ltd     29,011,984   
    1,114,290      Infosys Technologies Ltd Sponsored ADR     51,669,627   
    1,998,008      Jai Balaji Industries Ltd *     604,662   
    365,986      Kajaria Ceramics Ltd     1,269,611   
    651,327      Kiri Industries Ltd *     108,050   
    627,229      Lupin Ltd     7,633,593   
    1,103,697      Mphasis Ltd     7,029,845   
    882,582      Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd     3,361,478   
    564,880      Punjab National Bank Ltd (a)     3,816,526   
    2,346,145      Rural Electrification Corp Ltd     6,000,302   
    9,333,501      Sesa Goa Ltd     26,591,111   
    562,700      Sterlite Industries India Ltd ADR     3,376,200   
    386,779      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd     3,052,918   
    380,581      Sun TV Network Ltd     2,239,016   
    1,391,079      Tata Consultancy Services Ltd     42,690,217   
    903,930      Tata Motors Ltd     4,051,319   
    13,500      Tata Motors Ltd Sponsored ADR     301,320   
    1,645,620      Tech Mahindra Ltd     34,165,641   
    979,258      Union Bank of India     1,513,484   
    857,289      Welspun Corp Ltd *     448,699   
    1,439,096      Wipro Ltd     10,388,433   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     321,170,393   
     

 

 

 
 

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Indonesia — 4.4%  
    60,852,589      ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT     3,948,864   
    205,324,500      Astra International Tbk PT     113,467,635   
    52,639,500      Bakrie Telecom Tbk PT *     241,070   
    6,910,168      Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT     2,556,892   
    37,266,202      Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     24,154,870   
    5,057,000      Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,776,791   
    68,760,000      Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     41,410,270   
    2,068,960      First Real Estate Investment Trust     1,666,398   
    58,566,500      Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT     9,992,711   
    77,246,500      Global Mediacom Tbk PT *     12,330,018   
    8,240,000      Harum Energy Tbk PT     2,422,931   
    177,996,000      Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     21,917,623   
    16,315,000      Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT *     1,714,403   
    8,094,000      Matahari Putra Prima Tbk PT     1,589,059   
    67,977,025      Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT *     18,278,064   
    68,573,485      MNC Investama Tbk PT     2,157,801   
    11,309,958      Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT     13,021,933   
    31,118,280      Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT     1,622,286   
    333,787,500      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     67,047,704   
    799,800      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT Sponsored ADR     29,640,588   
    5,015,000      Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk PT     1,670,151   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     372,628,062   
     

 

 

 
    Malaysia — 0.6%   
    6,148,130      AMMB Holdings Berhad     13,895,582   
    9,755,500      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad     21,578,085   
    2,435,736      Hong Leong Bank Berhad     10,441,555   
    15,826,527      Lion Industries Corp Berhad     4,331,060   
     

 

 

 
    Total Malaysia     50,246,282   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 2.3%   
    1,046,500      Alsea SA     2,663,049   
    48,056,700      America Movil SAB de CV - Class L     46,506,484   
    4,995,400      America Movil SAB de CV - Class L ADR     96,411,220   
    1,723,000      Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (REIT)     4,966,150   
    621,400      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV     5,858,675   
    20,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano Sponsored ADR     1,887,600   
    1,314,700      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV - Class O     8,095,230   
    1,122,774      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV     15,314,637   
    129,900      Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR     3,266,985   
    1,246,600      Grupo Televisa SAB-Series CPO     6,253,060   
    1,844,200      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV - Class V     4,416,915   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     195,640,005   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Morocco — 0.0%   
    284,034      Maroc Telecom     2,998,134   
     

 

 

 
    Nigeria — 0.0%   
    529,616      Nestle Nigeria Plc     3,011,841   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.1%   
    245,044      Telenor ASA     5,084,238   
     

 

 

 
    Panama — 0.5%   
    286,462      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     37,463,500   
     

 

 

 
    Peru — 0.9%   
    3,939,600      Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR     49,757,148   
    1,010,300      Southern Copper Corp     27,783,250   
     

 

 

 
    Total Peru     77,540,398   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 1.0%   
    9,313,185      BDO Unibank Inc     15,399,325   
    15      Bloomberry Resorts Corp *     4   
    6,440,400      First Gen Corp     2,376,367   
    10,059,200      GMA Holdings Inc     1,912,326   
    852,092      GT Capital Holdings Inc     14,758,406   
    78,277,550      Lopez Holding Corp     8,839,334   
    11,493,300      LT Group Inc     4,990,294   
    5,768,206      Metropolitan Bank & Trust     10,500,390   
    121,581      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     7,782,083   
    96,912      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co Sponsored ADR     6,139,375   
    13,057,488      Puregold Price Club Inc     11,285,970   
    95,367      Semirara Mining Corp     516,599   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     84,500,473   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 1.8%   
    259,289      Asseco Poland SA     3,666,897   
    3,894,558      KGHM Polska Miedz SA     147,724,272   
    1,180,527      Synthos SA     1,617,935   
     

 

 

 
    Total Poland     153,009,104   
     

 

 

 
    Qatar — 0.0%   
    583,116      Qatar Gas Transport Co Nakilat     3,081,007   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 11.5%   
    313,418      Bashneft OAO - Class S     17,937,564   
    1,251,120      CTC Media Inc     13,412,006   
    131,302      Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR     5,061,874   
    533,553      Gazprom Neft JSC Sponsored ADR *     10,977,554   
    1,351,136      Gazprom Neft - Class S     5,500,861   
    40,033,279      Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR     314,508,846   
    116,905      Global Ports Investments Plc     1,228,639   
 

 

  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)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Russia — continued   
    184,499      Globaltrans Investment Plc Sponsored GDR     2,455,873   
    3,504,068      Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR     203,045,817   
    85,909      Magnit OJSC     19,179,456   
    4,411      Magnit OJSC GDR     244,614   
    181,827      Mail.ru Group Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     5,933,746   
    124,440      MegaFon OAO GDR     4,201,228   
    1,692,400      Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR *     35,811,184   
    2,216,104      Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS     4,059,165   
    7,059,111      Rosneft OJSC GDR (Registered)     51,859,060   
    12,812,873      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     135,066,081   
    154,449      Sistema JSFC Sponsored GDR (Registered Shares)     3,419,724   
    6,514,531      Surgutneftegas Sponsored ADR     50,741,610   
    1,243,919      Tatneft Sponsored ADR     47,104,599   
    3,835,875      TNK-BP Holding - Class S *     5,540,208   
    515,800      VimpelCom Ltd Sponsored ADR     5,534,534   
    536,299      Volga Gas Plc *     724,402   
    16,094,909      VTB Bank OJSC GDR (Registered Shares)     42,676,182   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     986,224,827   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 3.0%   
    5,785,336      African Bank Investments Ltd     9,194,206   
    172,326      AngloGold Ashanti Ltd     2,313,172   
    416,000      AngloGold Ashanti Ltd Sponsored ADR     5,561,920   
    248,488      Bidvest Group Ltd     6,106,671   
    715,987      Coronation Fund Managers Ltd     4,664,331   
    938,836      Exxaro Resources Ltd     14,836,923   
    1,821,811      FirstRand Ltd     5,325,230   
    393,014      Gold Fields Ltd     2,031,755   
    736,900      Gold Fields Ltd Sponsored ADR     3,795,035   
    3,729,153      Growthpoint Properties Ltd     8,606,023   
    2,824,181      Investec Ltd     18,267,351   
    74,841      Kumba Iron Ore Ltd     3,275,898   
    2,273,020      MTN Group Ltd     41,519,293   
    797,307      Naspers Ltd - N Shares     65,677,051   
    579,123      Sasol Ltd     27,115,597   
    83,900      Sasol Ltd Sponsored ADR     3,927,359   
    166,750      Sibanye Gold Ltd Sponsored ADR *     688,677   
    7,526,495      Telkom South Africa Ltd *     16,763,582   
    765,042      Vodacom Group Ltd     8,632,883   
    471,845      Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd     6,493,759   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     254,796,716   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 17.2%   
    785,980      BS Financial Group Inc     10,037,118   
    53,065      Daelim Industrial Co Ltd     4,155,885   
    682,170      DGB Financial Group Inc     9,515,601   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued   
    247,050      Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     10,458,760   
    149,812      GS Engineering & Construction Corp     4,748,982   
    476,927      GS Holdings     24,226,558   
    2,655,568      Hana Financial Group Inc     83,333,874   
    648,050      Hankook Tire Co Ltd     14,009,396   
    6,740      Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd *     88,787   
    1,013,095      Hanwha Corp     29,625,119   
    78,696      Hyosung Corp     5,011,883   
    82,691      Hyundai Engineering & Construction     4,252,315   
    50,381      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd     10,258,638   
    345,470      Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd     9,194,117   
    20,062      Hyundai Mipo Dockyard     2,421,441   
    286,435      Hyundai Mobis     71,700,608   
    471,640      Hyundai Motor Co     105,173,068   
    426,460      Hyundai Steel Co     28,024,972   
    3,324,786      Industrial Bank of Korea     33,693,928   
    1,687,401      KB Financial Group Inc     53,831,293   
    124,500      KB Financial Group Inc ADR     3,935,445   
    2,449,153      Kia Motors Corp     147,347,487   
    61,060      KleanNara Co Ltd *     279,665   
    225,240      Kolon Corp     3,942,862   
    211,261      Kolon Industries Inc     10,161,180   
    48,196      Korea Zinc Co Ltd     13,796,506   
    1,600,306      KT Corp     51,910,334   
    1,316,600      KT Corp Sponsored ADR     21,157,762   
    57,636      KT&G Corp     3,764,837   
    9      KTB Securities Co Ltd *     19   
    80,411      LG Chem Ltd     20,686,073   
    1,747,338      LG Uplus Corp *     20,511,517   
    173,680      LIG Insurance Co Ltd     3,838,428   
    15,654      Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     4,791,273   
    350,530      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     4,029,396   
    89,419      O Media Holdings Co Ltd *     3,059,078   
    316,611      POSCO     91,445,077   
    30,900      POSCO ADR     2,225,418   
    65,192      Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd     4,768,990   
    21,237      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     12,937,068   
    100,544      Samsung Engineering Co Ltd     7,578,242   
    54,961      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     12,355,181   
    158,840      Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd     5,613,166   
    31,383      Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd     2,991,481   
    28,137      Samsung SDI Co Ltd     4,256,900   
    264,010      Samsung Card Co     8,588,107   
    146,645      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     179,788,304   
    55,750      Seah Besteel Corp     1,482,896   
    1,479,967      Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd     53,786,673   
    571,353      SK Innovation Co Ltd     71,517,099   
    358,604      SK Telecom Co Ltd     71,413,819   
    2,126,600      SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     46,636,338   
 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued   
    33,530      SK Holdings Co Ltd     5,625,355   
    2,106,221      Tong Yang Securities Inc     5,644,395   
    100,164      Woongjin Coway Co Ltd     5,276,756   
    5,179,610      Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd     51,464,550   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     1,472,370,020   
     

 

 

 
    Sri Lanka — 0.0%   
    15,949,200      Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd *     1,032,077   
    27,986,667      Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd * (c)     1,811,026   
     

 

 

 
        2,843,103   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 7.8%   
    5,449,000      Acer Inc *     3,613,006   
    3,831,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     3,362,051   
    2,005,743      Advantech Co Ltd     10,162,245   
    2,286,000      Asustek Computer Inc     18,136,557   
    15,172,000      AU Optronics Corp *     5,925,302   
    2,660,000      Catcher Technology Co Ltd     12,579,078   
    2,510,750      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd     6,440,128   
    19,190,449      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     60,525,165   
    71,241,311      Compal Electronics Inc     47,745,446   
    4,135,000      Delta Electronics Inc     18,615,851   
    11,214,500      E.Sun Financial Holdings Co Ltd     7,074,494   
    1,799,000      Elan Microelectronics Corp     3,021,963   
    11,861,994      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd     29,935,317   
    1,668,450      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     4,230,280   
    484,000      Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd     3,243,703   
    1,920,000      Highwealth Construction Corp     4,248,069   
    26,069,743      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     70,306,694   
    5,184,000      HTC Corp     26,951,183   
    185,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd     6,431,839   
    11,560,156      Lite-On Technology Corp     19,536,357   
    1,446,000      Makalot Industrial Co Ltd     7,778,074   
    1,445,000      MediaTek Inc     17,637,154   
    354,000      Mstar Semiconductor Inc     3,220,611   
    1,018,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd     4,209,139   
    3,247,000      Pegatron Corp *     4,993,889   
    426,000      Phison Electronics Corp     2,974,740   
    11,632,749      Powertech Technology Inc     21,149,291   
    17,137,290      Quanta Computer Inc     35,881,948   
    2,327,730      Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp     7,341,714   
    1,393,990      Realtek Semiconductor Corp     3,074,673   
    2,241,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co     2,507,224   
    580,000      Simplo Technology Co Ltd     2,756,796   
    2,281,000      Synnex Technology International Corp     3,577,555   
    54,323,312      Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     23,312,974   
    8,060,676      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     28,987,770   
    2,081,900      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     34,476,264   
    6,831,044      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     22,647,483   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued   
    1,578,000      TPK Holding Co Ltd     16,648,005   
    18,302,000      United Microelectronics Corp     7,478,056   
    1,119,400      United Microelectronics Corp Sponsored ADR     2,194,024   
    44,944,885      Wistron Corp     40,127,051   
    1,868,000      WPG Holdings Co Ltd     2,135,825   
    3,146,970      Yungtay Engineering Co Ltd     7,260,891   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     664,455,879   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 4.0%   
    4,822,690      Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     35,795,183   
    14,359,233      Bangchak Petroleum Pcl (Foreign Registered)     14,107,575   
    2,800      Bangkok Bank Pcl NVDR     15,493   
    8,424,586      Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     33,612,988   
    2,278,000      Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered)     19,489,597   
    68,250,221      BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund     19,773,809   
    6,158,800      Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (Foreign Registered)     4,429,126   
    7,677,371      Electricity Generating Pcl (Foreign Registered)     30,667,249   
    10,125,500      Esso Thailand Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,940,559   
    6,648,701      Glow Energy Pcl (Foreign Registered)     12,923,567   
    5,460,495      Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl (Foreign Registered)     467,415   
    10,906,500      Jasmine International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     2,444,592   
    6,320      Kasikornbank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     31,043   
    206,500      Kasikornbank Pcl NVDR     1,014,313   
    2,214,400      PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered)     11,421,395   
    8,562,270      PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered)     86,724,591   
    4,054,552      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     6,251,697   
    931,200      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl NVDR     1,435,814   
    10,529,650      Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered)     7,373,436   
    111,378,285      Sansiri Pcl (Foreign Registered)     7,059,847   
    2,871,392      Shin Corp Pcl     6,748,475   
    1,973,600      Shin Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     4,701,125   
    28      Siam Cement Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     343   
    745,800      Siam Cement Pcl NVDR     9,073,329   
    3,108,050      Star Block Co Ltd (Foreign Registered) * (a) (b) (d)       
    639,123      Thai Airways International Pcl (Foreign Registered)     320,470   
    5,111,141      Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered)     8,617,006   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — continued   
    41,810,806      Thai Tap Water Supply Pcl (Foreign Registered)     12,695,880   
    941,210      Total Access Communication Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     3,121,652   
    225,100      Toyo-Thai Corp Pcl     168,414   
    443,530      VGI Global Media Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,342,283   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     343,768,266   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 1.6%   
    1,334,687      Akbank TAS     4,401,259   
    8,833,908      Asya Katilim Bankasi AS *     7,634,555   
    2,351,350      Aygaz AS     9,143,082   
    136,095      Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS     1,651,573   
    6,621,446      Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS     24,661,133   
    4,007,924      EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS     4,361,472   
    127,785      Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS     1,582,332   
    1,196,866      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     5,061,832   
    690,770      KOC Holding AS     2,766,487   
    42,150      Medya Holding AS (a) (b)       
    793,420      Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS *     10,798,994   
    623,407      Tekfen Holding AS     1,297,050   
    5,805,180      Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     17,579,511   
    87,207      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS     2,289,005   
    4,053,222      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS *     21,175,334   
    61,700      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR *     811,972   
    4,935,340      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     16,877,698   
    151,354      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     957,020   
    2,020,512      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     3,978,462   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     137,028,771   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 0.4%   
    388,786      British American Tobacco Plc     19,658,826   
    22,377      British American Tobacco Plc Sponsored ADR     2,272,832   
    47,000      Unilever Plc Sponsored ADR     1,794,460   
    240,805      Unilever Plc     9,181,830   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     32,907,948   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 0.3%   
    170,730      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     9,863,072   
    38,600      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     2,896,158   
    49,127      Tupperware Brands Corp.     3,967,988   
    154,000      Yum! Brands, Inc.     10,783,080   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     27,510,298   
     

 

 

 
    Vietnam — 0.0%   
    483,155      Viet Nam Dairy Products JSC     2,964,988   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $8,418,009,493)
    7,620,019,547   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 8.8%   
    Brazil — 5.4%   
    1,914,918      Banco Bradesco SA 0.24%     22,239,518   
    748,900      Banco Bradesco SA ADR 0.29%     8,702,218   
    1,739,300      Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA - Class B 1.13%     10,409,775   
    3,782,950      Bradespar SA 2.09%     39,114,557   
    345,100      Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais Sponsored ADR 6.77%     2,690,274   
    207,700      Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR 2.70%     7,223,806   
    2,034,988      Gerdau SA Sponsored ADR 0.52%     14,611,214   
    834,900      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA *     2,960,353   
    1,187,500      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR *     4,346,250   
    593,100      Itau Unibanco Holding SA 0.62%     7,208,827   
    4,865,125      Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR 0.65%     59,208,571   
    11,246,433      Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA 0.73%     39,405,763   
    1,744,300      Klabin SA 4.04%     8,999,490   
    2,910,700      Metalurgica Gerdau SA 0.38%     25,825,989   
    571,100      Randon Participacoes SA 0.03%     2,776,571   
    941,000      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA 1.03%     3,707,286   
    319,400      Telefonica Brasil SA 2.96%     6,222,139   
    375,600      Telefonica Brasil SA ADR 3.44%     7,410,588   
    177,900      Tim Participacoes SA ADR     3,508,188   
    1,971,600      Usinas Siderrurgicas de Minas Gerais SA *     8,519,540   
    3,273,510      Vale SA 0.48%     42,669,025   
    10,141,365      Vale SA Sponsored ADR 2.86%     131,634,918   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     459,394,860   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 2.5%   
    26,748,437      Sberbank 4.56%     56,222,888   
    82,656,552      Surgutneftegaz OJSC 7.01%     55,860,124   
    12,100      Surgutneftegaz Sponsored ADR 6.69%     80,102   
    2,610,682      TNK BP Holding *     2,964,777   
    43,703      Transneft 0.90%     100,391,052   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     215,518,943   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.9%   
    269,537      Hyundai Motor Co 1.81%     27,096,566   
    109,901      Hyundai Motor Co 1.86%     10,260,266   
    46,130      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non-Voting) 0.91%     38,047,636   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     75,404,468   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $871,299,391)
    750,318,271   
     

 

 

 
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 0.7%   
    China — 0.0%   
    1,828      The China A Share Fund Ltd - Class S1 * (a) (c)       
    245,374      The China A Share Fund Ltd - Class S2 * (a) (c)     2,287,988   
     

 

 

 
    Total China     2,287,988   
     

 

 

 
    India — 0.1%   
    10,512      Fire Capital Mauritius Private Fund * (a) (c)     7,760,788   
    1,371,900      TDA India Technology Fund II LP * (a) (c)     359,801   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     8,120,589   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 0.0%   
    1,749,150      Templeton EE FD * (a) (c)     200,654   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.1%   
    6,741,100      NCH Eagle Fund LP * (a) (c)     4,493,017   
    2,769      Steep Rock Russia Fund LP * (a) (c)     1,362,204   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     5,855,221   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.0%   
    4,011,862      CPN Commercial Growth Leasehold Property Fund     1,268,535   
     

 

 

 
    Ukraine — 0.0%   
    16,667      Societe Generale Thalmann Ukraine Fund * (a) (c) (e)     4,000   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 0.5%   
    1,041,949      iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     39,635,740   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
(COST $65,285,697)
    57,372,727   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%   
    United States — 0.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    16,208      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     405,204   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(COST $405,205)
    405,204   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%   
    Time Deposits — 0.1%   

HKD

    21,927,987      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     2,827,794   

SGD

    17,690      Brown Brothers Harriman (Grand Cayman) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/13     13,867   

ZAR

    23,728,610      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 4.15%, due 09/03/13     2,307,894   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     5,149,555   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $5,149,555)     5,149,555   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7%
(Cost $9,360,149,341)
    8,433,265,304   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.3%     114,712,791   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $8,547,978,095   
     

 

 

 
 

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
August 31, 2013
 
Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd    2/10/11-2/16/12    $ 1,890,310       0.02%   $ 1,811,026   
The China A Share Fund Ltd - Class S1    10/14/08            0.00%       
The China A Share Fund Ltd - Class S2    4/23/10      2,453,738       0.03%     2,287,988   
Fire Capital Mauritius Private Fund    9/06/06-10/26/09      11,185,180       0.09%     7,760,788   
NCH Eagle Fund LP    4/6/09      7,816,032       0.05%     4,493,017   
Societe Generale Thalmann Ukraine Fund    7/15/97      199,943       0.00%     4,000   
Steep Rock Russia Fund LP    12/22/06-5/13/09      2,250,000       0.02%     1,362,204   
TDA India Technology Fund II LP    2/23/00-3/23/04            0.00%     359,801   
Templeton EE FD    12/05/97-6/24/02      471,720       0.00%     200,654   
          

 

 

 
           $ 18,279,478   
          

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   19


GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Swap Contracts

Total Return Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

  

Fund (Pays)/Receives

  

Fund Receives

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  13,918,000        USD       9/13/13    CSI    Depreciation of Total Return on Astra International + (3 month BBA USD LIBOR minus 4.00%)    Appreciation of Total Return on Astra International    $ (2,760,280
  21,073,290        USD       9/30/13    MSCI    Depreciation of Total Return on Asustek Computer Inc + (Daily Fed Funds Rate minus 2.00%)    Appreciation of Total Return on Asustek Computer Inc      (1,716
  7,279,500        USD       11/6/13    MSCI    Depreciation of Total Return on BZ Multiplus SA + (Daily Fed Funds Rate minus 10.00%)    Appreciation of Total Return on BZ Multiplus SA      (684,032
                

 

 

 
                 $ (3,446,028
                

 

 

 
           Premiums to (Pay) Receive    $   
                

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

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.

 

(c) Private placement securities are restricted as to resale.

 

(d) Affiliated company (Note 10).

 

(e) The security is currently in full liquidation.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 23.

 

 

20   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.4

Investment Funds

    2.2   

Short-Term Investments

    0.2   

Mutual Funds

    0.0

Other

    1.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments*  

Computer Hardware

    21.3

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    20.9   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    18.4   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    9.6   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    8.7   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

    4.9   

Commercial Banks

    4.6   

Communications Equipment

    4.2   

Mutual Funds

    2.2   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1.2   

Machinery

    1.2   

Auto Components

    1.0   

Real Estate

    0.7   

Leisure Equipment & Products

    0.6   

Computers & Peripherals

    0.5   

Chemicals

    0.0

Metals & Mining

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

* Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as a preferred stock. The table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract and ETF exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       21


GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 96.4%   
    Taiwan — 96.4%   
    999,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     876,713   
    241,000      Advantech Co Ltd     1,221,044   
    905,323      Asustek Computer Inc     7,182,608   
    3,599,000      AU Optronics Corp *     1,405,560   
    574,448      Catcher Technology Co Ltd     2,716,551   
    573,550      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd     1,471,168   
    578      China Steel Corp     487   
    3,926,132      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     12,382,711   
    13,293,486      Compal Electronics Inc     8,909,205   
    874,000      Delta Electronics Inc     3,934,765   
    2,586,100      E.Sun Financial Holdings Co Ltd     1,631,401   
    467,000      Elan Microelectronics Corp     784,467   
    2,476,767      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd     6,250,450   
    389      First Financial Holding Co Ltd     224   
    690      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Co     1,784   
    26,250      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     66,556   
    124,000      Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd     831,031   
    464,550      Highwealth Construction Corp     1,027,834   
    5,225,329      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     14,092,030   
    1,147,228      HTC Corp     5,964,343   
    43,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd     1,494,968   
    2,470,258      Lite-On Technology Corp     4,174,671   
    324,000      Makalot Industrial Co Ltd     1,742,805   
    306,000      MediaTek Inc     3,734,927   
    95,000      Mstar Semiconductor Inc     864,288   
    311      Nan Ya Plastics Corp     606   
    250,995      Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd     1,037,793   
    138,000      Pegatron Corp *     212,244   
    111,000      Phison Electronics Corp     775,108   
    2,454,475      Powertech Technology Inc     4,462,437   
    3,113,856      Quanta Computer Inc     6,519,772   
    529,670      Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp     1,670,591   
    363,870      Realtek Semiconductor Corp     802,575   
    619,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co     692,535   
    159,000      Simplo Technology Co Ltd     755,742   
    601,000      Synnex Technology International Corp     942,618   
    11,443,937      Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     4,911,192   
    1,676,158      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     6,027,793   
    1,025,190      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     3,398,891   
    500,700      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     8,291,592   
    336,358      TPK Holding Co Ltd     3,548,599   
    4,966,000      United Microelectronics Corp     2,029,069   
    58,500      United Microelectronics Corp Sponsored ADR     114,660   
    8,238,261      Wistron Corp     7,355,167   
    537,000      WPG Holdings Co Ltd     613,993   
    2,968,195      Ya Hsin Industrial Co Ltd * (a) (b)       
Shares /
Par Value
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued   
    715,152      Yungtay Engineering Co Ltd     1,650,045   
    750      Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd     1,980   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     138,577,593   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $140,711,177)     138,577,593   
     

 

 

 
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 2.2%  
    United States — 2.2%  
    228,183      iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF     3,075,907   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
(COST $3,008,764)
    3,075,907   
     

 

 

 
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%  
    United States — 0.0%  
    Affiliated Issuers  
    27      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     677   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $677)     677   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
    Time Deposits — 0.2%  

USD

    284,460      JPMorgan Chase (New York) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     284,460   

USD

    22,239      Societe Generale (Paris) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     22,239   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     306,699   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $306,699)     306,699   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8% (Cost $144,027,317)     141,960,876   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.2%     1,784,968   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $143,745,844   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

 

* 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).

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 23.

 

 

22   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

BBA - British Banks Association

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

OJSC - Open Joint-Stock Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

USD LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in United States Dollars.

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 

BNP - BNP Paribus

CSI - Credit Suisse International

GS - Goldman Sachs International

JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley & Co.
    International PLC

SG - Societe Generale

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

NOK - Norwegian Krone

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   23


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Emerging
Countries
Fund
     Emerging
Domestic
Opportunities
Fund
     Emerging
Markets Fund
     Taiwan Fund  

Assets:

           

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 76,417,585       $ 2,080,465,391       $ 8,432,860,100       $ 141,960,199   

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(b)

     285,029         81,720,507         405,204         677   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(c)

     246,130         1,921,701         41,296,487         5,110,193   

Receivable for investments sold

     637,279         246,702,836         179,515,269         2,017,431   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     11,037                 1,830,000           

Dividends receivable

     391,286         8,452,611         33,055,021         659,972   

Foreign taxes receivable

     224,106         164,851         2,688,067           

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

             12,757,802                   

Due from broker (Note 4)

             6,210,000         5,910,000           

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     31         16,864         241,080           

Miscellaneous receivable

     29         5,855         665,911         467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     78,212,512         2,438,418,418         8,698,467,139         149,748,939   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Payable for investments purchased

     557,791         228,441,328         114,031,753         5,806,941   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     57,930                 20,308,601           

Accrued capital gain taxes payable (Note 2)

                     4,818           

Due to Investment Adviser

     24,829                           

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

           

Management fee

     43,463         1,471,718         5,558,428         81,925   

Shareholder service fee

     8,181         242,657         713,032         15,172   

Administration fee – Class M

     2,468                           

Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M

     6,161                           

Payable for foreign currency purchased

     1,063         303,436         68,429         1,988   

Payable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

             1,997,493         3,446,028           

Miscellaneous payable

                     994,400           

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     31         279         1,209         5   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     280         1,612         16,085         31   

Accrued expenses

     313,886         536,672         5,346,261         97,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,016,083         232,995,195         150,489,044         6,003,095   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 77,196,429       $ 2,205,423,223       $ 8,547,978,095       $ 143,745,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 86,002,028       $ 2,167,333,010       $ 9,359,744,135       $ 144,026,640   

(b)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 285,029       $ 81,720,509       $ 405,206       $ 677   

(c)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $ 246,103       $ 1,960,388       $ 41,378,413       $ 5,108,626   

 

24   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Emerging
Countries
Fund
    Emerging
Domestic
Opportunities
Fund
    Emerging
Markets Fund
    Taiwan Fund  

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 119,152,715      $ 2,207,720,594      $ 9,891,656,966      $ 149,755,008   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     1,059,746        23,300,215        171,555,822        1,560,719   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (33,431,286     50,798,454        (585,392,388     (5,497,583

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (9,584,746     (76,396,040     (929,842,305     (2,072,300
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 77,196,429      $ 2,205,423,223      $ 8,547,978,095      $ 143,745,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

        

Class II shares

   $      $ 482,575,558      $ 1,425,140,063      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III shares

   $ 62,780,760      $ 360,332,783      $ 561,994,070      $ 143,745,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $      $ 750,424,094      $ 929,594,489      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V shares

   $      $      $ 554,764,901      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $      $ 612,090,788      $ 5,076,484,572      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M shares

   $ 14,415,669      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

        

Class II

            21,278,713        137,227,549          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

     6,847,578        15,892,816        53,960,465        6,920,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

            33,071,608        89,950,181          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V

                   53,747,290          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

            26,913,287        490,875,704          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M

     1,596,818                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

        

Class II

   $      $ 22.68      $ 10.39      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III

   $ 9.17      $ 22.67      $ 10.41      $ 20.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV

   $      $ 22.69      $ 10.33      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V

   $      $      $ 10.32      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI

   $      $ 22.74      $ 10.34      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M

   $ 9.03      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   25


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Emerging
Countries
Fund
    Emerging
Domestic
Opportunities
Fund
    Emerging
Markets Fund
    Taiwan Fund  

Investment from unaffiliated issuers income:

        

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 2,994,733      $ 34,368,075      $ 222,548,329      $ 2,221,825   

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     496        40,785        26,276        839   

Interest

     322        176,716        22,137        329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,995,551        34,585,576        222,596,742        2,222,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Management fee (Note 5)

     390,352        8,173,162        35,530,376        288,787   

Shareholder service fee – Class II (Note 5)

            526,012        1,875,825          

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     78,573        234,953        517,504        53,479   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

            378,340        607,655          

Shareholder service fee – Class V (Note 5)

                   258,799          

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

            183,482        1,461,100          

12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 5)

     19,180                        

Administration fee – Class M (Note 5)

     15,344                        

Audit and tax fees

     54,648        59,892        103,408        44,179   

Custodian and fund accounting agent fees

     367,995        887,340        5,837,492        81,880   

Legal fees

     6,992        21,843        106,168        460   

Registration fees

     22,460        460        22,024        552   

Transfer agent fees

     24,196        25,208        37,076        13,708   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     736        11,269        52,348        278   

Miscellaneous

     22,734        12,480        56,017        6,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,003,210        10,514,441        46,465,792        489,809   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (263,113     (93,196     (1,519,624       

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (2     (438     (38     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     740,095        10,420,807        44,946,130        489,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2,255,456        24,164,769        177,650,612        1,733,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign capital gains tax) (Note 2)(b)

     (8,569,851     26,742,114        4,196,711        2,894,942   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (1,093     3,405        365,667        (1,278

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     107        13,063        11,145        41   

Swap contracts

            27,691,078        (11,382,040       

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions (net of foreign tax)

     (120,426     (1,594,728     (8,132,922     (78,737
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (8,691,263     52,854,932        (14,941,439     2,814,968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (11,624,288     (256,112,497     (1,343,964,562     (2,455,782

Investments in affiliated issuers

            (2     6,821,306          

Swap contracts

            10,760,309        (4,636,141       

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     3,106        (143,843     129,192        (5,806
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (11,621,182     (245,496,033     (1,341,650,205     (2,461,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (20,312,445     (192,641,101     (1,356,591,644     353,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (18,056,989   $ (168,476,332   $ (1,178,941,032   $ 2,086,568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $ 428,078      $ 3,530,719      $ 31,612,531      $ 502,492   

(b)    Foreign capital gains tax on realized gain:

   $ 35,276      $ 101,033      $ 468,706          

 

26   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

       Emerging Countries Fund     Emerging Domestic
Opportunities Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 2,255,456      $ 3,175,115      $ 24,164,769      $ 11,517,084   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (8,691,263     389,248        52,854,932        39,269,669   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (11,621,182     (6,901,208     (245,496,033     119,327,679   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (18,056,989     (3,336,845     (168,476,332     170,114,432   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income:

          

Class II

                            (1,818,077

Class III

       (1,052,700     (2,584,045     (30,139     (1,254,405

Class IV

                     (82,013     (2,267,159

Class VI

                     (74,286     (4,163,677

Class M

       (147,400     (467,194              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (1,200,100     (3,051,239     (186,438     (9,503,318
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains:

          

Class II

                     (7,076,924     (1,837,653

Class III

                     (4,587,968     (1,110,263

Class IV

                     (10,563,941     (2,011,384

Class VI

                     (8,885,150     (3,696,125
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

                     (31,113,983     (8,655,425
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class II

                     175,682,663        203,458,003   

Class III

       (54,717,099     (17,919,019     287,036,644        89,438,256

Class IV

                     297,628,365        487,790,775 ** 

Class VI

                     8,880,423        159,160,871   

Class M

       375,429        (15,684,692              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (54,341,670     (33,603,711     769,228,095        939,847,905   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class II

                     1,724,065        2,331,367   

Class III

                     2,160,503        1,340,406

Class IV

                     2,373,942        2,631,471 ** 

Class VI

                     1,534        1,531,907   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

                     6,260,044        7,835,151   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       (54,341,670     (33,603,711     775,488,139        947,683,056   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (73,598,759     (39,991,795     575,711,386        1,099,638,745   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       150,795,188        190,786,983        1,629,711,837        530,073,092   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 77,196,429      $ 150,795,188      $ 2,205,423,223      $ 1,629,711,837   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 1,059,746      $ 4,390      $ 23,300,215      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (678,116
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Period from June 29, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
** Period from May 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   27


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Emerging Markets Fund     Taiwan Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 177,650,612      $ 218,568,651      $ 1,733,188      $ 1,058,360   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (14,941,439     (59,451,625     2,814,968        157,265   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,341,650,205     (202,095,631     (2,461,588     (4,165,144
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (1,178,941,032     (42,978,605     2,086,568        (2,949,519
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class II

              (37,619,189              

Class III

              (21,580,762     (292,653     (655,033

Class IV

              (35,770,168              

Class V

              (14,966,761              

Class VI

              (121,137,674              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

              (231,074,554     (292,653     (655,033
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

          

Class III

                            (1,314,571
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

                            (1,314,571
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class II

       (372,083,467     (38,970,340              

Class III

       (316,670,732     (316,691,915     85,524,437        (13,897,050

Class IV

       (404,386,016     (282,675,145              

Class V

       (47,707,594     35,367,330                 

Class VI

       48,346,223        669,170,405                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (1,092,501,586     66,200,335        85,524,437        (13,897,050
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class II

       3,264,683        3,849,559                 

Class III

       2,739,008        865,900        144,863        127,796   

Class IV

       2,816,429        2,999,721                 

Class V

       119,708        267,196                 

Class VI

       3,475,235        10,790,098                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

       12,415,063        18,772,474        144,863        127,796   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       (1,080,086,523     84,972,809        85,669,300        (13,769,254
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (2,259,027,555     (189,080,350     87,463,215        (18,688,377
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       10,807,005,650        10,996,086,000        56,282,629        74,971,006   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 8,547,978,095      $ 10,807,005,650      $ 143,745,844      $ 56,282,629   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 171,555,822      $      $ 1,560,719      $ 120,184   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $ (6,094,790   $      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

28   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


 

 

GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

EMERGING COUNTRIES FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class M Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.61       $ 11.03       $ 11.50       $ 9.24       $ 5.06       $ 15.26       $ 10.44       $ 10.87       $ 11.34       $ 9.12       $ 5.00       $ 15.07  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.19         0.20         0.24         0.11         0.09         0.24         0.17         0.17         0.18         0.08         0.07         0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.52 )       (0.43 )       (0.50 )(a)       2.28         4.23         (8.10 )       (1.49 )       (0.43 )       (0.47 )       2.24         4.17         (7.92 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.33 )       (0.23 )       (0.26 )       2.39         4.32         (7.86 )       (1.32 )       (0.26 )       (0.29 )       2.32         4.24         (7.76 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.11 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (0.13 )       (0.12 )       (0.22 )       (0.09 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.10 )       (0.10 )       (0.19 )

From net realized gains

                                      (0.02 )       (2.12 )                                       (0.02 )       (2.12 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.11 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (0.13 )       (0.14 )       (2.34 )       (0.09 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.10 )       (0.12 )       (2.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.17       $ 10.61       $ 11.03       $ 11.50       $ 9.24       $ 5.06       $ 9.03       $ 10.44       $ 10.87       $ 11.34       $ 9.12       $ 5.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (12.52 )%**       (2.05 )%       (1.96 )%       25.89 %       85.52 %       (58.58 )%       (12.59 )%**       (2.42 )%       (2.27 )%       25.48 %       84.90 %       (58.67 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 62,781       $ 134,535       $ 157,638       $ 231,921       $ 174,933       $ 89,902       $ 14,416       $ 16,261       $ 33,149       $ 28,467       $ 31,582       $ 20,948  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      1.19 %(c)(d)*       1.18 %(c)(d)       1.17 %(c)(d)       1.15 %(c)(d)       1.17 %(c)       1.16 %(e)       1.49 %(c)(d)*       1.47 %(c)(d)       1.46 %(c)(d)       1.45 %(c)(d)       1.47 %(c)       1.48 %(e)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.78 %*       1.94 %       2.14 %       1.05 %       1.10 %       2.25 %       3.59 %*       1.73 %       1.63 %       0.80 %       0.83 %       1.68 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      66 %**       108 %       113 %       124 %       138 %       128 %       66 %**       108 %       113 %       124 %       138 %       128 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.44 %*       0.21 %       0.14 %       0.15 %       0.25 %       0.14 %       0.42 %*       0.20 %       0.14 %       0.15 %       0.25 %       0.23 %

 

(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized (loss) on the investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   29


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

EMERGING DOMESTIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

     Class II Shares   Class III Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28,
2013
  Period from
March 24, 2011
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 29, 2012
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
June 29, 2012
(commencement of
operations)
through
February 28, 2013
            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 24.60       $ 21.39       $ 20.89       $ 24.59       $ 21.02  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                    

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.26         0.24         0.20         0.28         0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (1.85 )       3.27         0.39 (a)       (1.87 )       3.84  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.59 )       3.51         0.59         (1.59 )       3.89  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                    

From net investment income

               (0.15 )       (0.09 )       (0.00 )(e)       (0.17 )

From net realized gains

       (0.33 )       (0.15 )               (0.33 )       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.33 )       (0.30 )       (0.09 )       (0.33 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 22.68       $ 24.60       $ 21.39       $ 22.67       $ 24.59  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (6.48 )%**       16.47 %       2.86 %**       (6.48 )%**       18.57 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                    

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 482,576       $ 352,479       $ 112,056       $ 360,333       $ 104,740  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

       1.05 %*       1.07 %       1.02 %*       0.98 %*       1.00 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       2.04 %*       1.05 %       1.05 %*       2.23 %*       0.31 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       138 %**       247 %       459 %**††       138 %**       247 %**†††

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.01 %*       0.03 %       0.42 %*       0.01 %*       0.04 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.09       $ 0.24       $ 0.45       $ 0.17       $ 0.31  
                    
     Class IV Shares   Class VI Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
May 2, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28,
2013
  Period from
September 19, 2011
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 29, 2012
            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 24.60       $ 22.00       $ 24.65       $ 21.41       $ 20.34  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                    

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.28         0.14         0.29         0.34         0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (1.86 )       2.78         (1.87 )       3.22         1.06 (a)
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.58 )       2.92         (1.58 )       3.56         1.16  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                    

From net investment income

       (0.00 )(e)       (0.17 )       (0.00 )(e)       (0.17 )       (0.09 )

From net realized gains

       (0.33 )       (0.15 )       (0.33 )       (0.15 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.33 )       (0.32 )       (0.33 )       (0.32 )       (0.09 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 22.69       $ 24.60       $ 22.74       $ 24.65       $ 21.41  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (6.43 )%**       13.34 %**       (6.42 )%**       16.69 %       5.78 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                    

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 750,424       $ 518,430       $ 612,091       $ 654,063       $ 418,017  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)

       0.94 %*       0.95 %*       0.89 %*       0.90 %       0.87 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       2.23 %*       0.71 %*       2.32 %*       1.50 %       1.10 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       138 %**       247 %**††††       138 %**       247 %       459 %††

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.01 %*       0.04 %*       0.01 %*       0.03 %       0.13 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.08       $ 0.28       $ 0.00 (f)     $ 0.07       $ 0.18  

 

(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 the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e) Distributions from net investment income were less than $0.01 per share.
(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 period from March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012.
††† Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from June 29, 2012 through February 28, 2013.
†††† Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from May 2, 2012 through February 28, 2013.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

30   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS FUND

 

    Class II Shares   Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Period from
August 12, 2009
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2010
  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011       2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.74       $ 12.10       $ 14.46       $ 11.63       $ 10.62       $ 11.77       $ 12.13       $ 14.49       $ 11.66       $ 6.30       $ 20.48  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                           

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.20         0.22         0.24         0.16         0.02         0.20         0.24         0.26         0.16         0.21         0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.55 )       (0.35 )       (0.65 )       2.84         1.18         (1.56 )       (0.36 )       (0.66 )       2.85         5.34         (10.65 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.35 )       (0.13 )       (0.41 )       3.00         1.20         (1.36 )       (0.12 )       (0.40 )       3.01         5.55         (10.42 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                           

From net investment income

              (0.23 )       (0.21 )       (0.17 )       (0.19 )               (0.24 )       (0.22 )       (0.18 )       (0.19 )       (0.13 )

From net realized gains

                      (1.74 )                                       (1.74 )                       (3.63 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (0.23 )       (1.95 )       (0.17 )       (0.19 )               (0.24 )       (1.96 )       (0.18 )       (0.19 )       (3.76 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.39       $ 11.74       $ 12.10       $ 14.46       $ 11.63       $ 10.41       $ 11.77       $ 12.13       $ 14.49       $ 11.66       $ 6.30  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      (11.50 )%**       (1.00 )%       (1.94 )%       25.77 %       11.21 %**       (11.55 )%**       (0.96 )%       (1.89 )%       25.80 %       88.05 %       (58.62 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                           

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,425,140       $ 2,004,694       $ 2,100,382       $ 2,304,697       $ 2,265,637       $ 561,994       $ 970,102       $ 1,334,720       $ 1,445,916       $ 1,014,490       $ 2,309,057  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      1.08 %(b)(c)*       1.06 %(b)(c)       1.05 %(b)(c)       1.07 %(b)(c)       1.07 %*       1.03 %(b)(c)*       1.01 %(b)(c)       1.00 %(b)(c)       1.02 %(b)(c)       1.06 %(b)       1.10 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.57 %*       1.97 %       1.88 %       1.21 %       0.30 %*       3.59 %*       2.12 %       2.00 %       1.17 %       2.25 %       1.77 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      42 %**       119 %       108 %       114 %       126 %**††       42 %**       119 %       108 %       114 %       126 %       99 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.03 %*       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.03 %*       0.01 %*       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.04       $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.02       $ 0.04  
                                           
    Class IV Shares   Class V Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.68       $ 12.03       $ 14.40       $ 11.58       $ 6.27       $ 20.40       $ 11.66       $ 12.01       $ 14.39       $ 11.57       $ 6.26       $ 20.39  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.20         0.22         0.26         0.17         0.16         0.25         0.21         0.25         0.26         0.15         0.20         0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.55 )       (0.32 )       (0.67 )       2.83         5.36         (10.62 )       (1.55 )       (0.35 )       (0.67 )       2.86         5.32         (10.58 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.35 )       (0.10 )       (0.41 )       3.00         5.52         (10.37 )       (1.34 )       (0.10 )       (0.41 )       3.01         5.52         (10.36 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

              (0.25 )       (0.22 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (0.13 )               (0.25 )       (0.23 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (0.14 )

From net realized gains

                      (1.74 )                       (3.63 )                       (1.74 )                       (3.63 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (0.25 )       (1.96 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (3.76 )               (0.25 )       (1.97 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (3.77 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.33       $ 11.68       $ 12.03       $ 14.40       $ 11.58       $ 6.27       $ 10.32       $ 11.66       $ 12.01       $ 14.39       $ 11.57       $ 6.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      (11.56 )%**       (0.81 )%       (1.90 )%       25.93 %       88.05 %       (58.59 )%       (11.49 )%**       (0.78 )%       (1.92 )%       26.03 %       88.21 %       (58.59 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 929,594       $ 1,481,411       $ 1,816,285       $ 1,649,840       $ 1,639,961       $ 1,345,811       $ 554,765       $ 677,796       $ 662,263       $ 835,561       $ 367,836       $ 795,586  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.98 %(b)(c)*       0.96 %(b)(c)       0.95 %(b)(c)       0.97 %(b)(c)       0.99 %(b)       1.06 %(d)       0.93 %(b)(c)*       0.91 %(b)(c)       0.90 %(b)(c)       0.93 %(b)(c)       0.98 %(b)       1.03 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.65 %*       1.99 %       2.00 %       1.29 %       1.54 %       1.86 %       3.81 %*       2.25 %       2.03 %       1.15 %       2.12 %       1.81 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      42 %**       119 %       108 %       114 %       126 %       99 %       42 %**       119 %       108 %       114 %       126 %       99 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.04 %*       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.03 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.03       $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.04       $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.00 (e)     $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.05  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
(e)  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 six months ended August 31, 2009.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   31


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS FUND (continued)

 

    Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.68       $ 12.04       $ 14.41       $ 11.59       $ 6.27       $ 20.42  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.21         0.24         0.27         0.17         0.13         0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.55 )       (0.34 )       (0.67 )       2.84         5.41         (10.61 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.34 )       (0.10 )       (0.40 )       3.01         5.54         (10.38 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

              (0.26 )       (0.23 )       (0.19 )       (0.22 )       (0.14 )

From net realized gains

                      (1.74 )                       (3.63 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (0.26 )       (1.97 )       (0.19 )       (0.22 )       (3.77 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.34       $ 11.68       $ 12.04       $ 14.41       $ 11.59       $ 6.27  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

      (11.47 )%**       (0.82 )%       (1.81 )%       26.01 %       88.34 %       (58.61 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 5,076,485       $ 5,673,002       $ 5,082,437       $ 5,800,427       $ 3,836,631       $ 1,226,252  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.90 %(b)(c)*       0.88 %(b)(c)       0.87 %(b)(c)       0.89 %(b)(c)       0.91 %(b)       1.00 %(d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      3.84 %*       2.12 %       2.11 %       1.29 %       1.18 %       1.83 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      42 %**       119 %       108 %       114 %       126 %       99 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.04 %*       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.03       $ 0.02       $ 0.07  
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

32   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

TAIWAN FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 20.43       $ 21.60       $ 23.85       $ 17.75       $ 11.06       $ 22.42  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)†

      0.51         0.34         0.73         0.16         0.25         0.59  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.07 )(a)       (0.87 )(a)       (1.04 )       6.30         6.89 (a)       (10.80 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.44         (0.53 )       (0.31 )       6.46         7.14         (10.21 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.10 )       (0.23 )       (1.09 )       (0.36 )       (0.45 )       (0.30 )

From net realized gains

              (0.41 )       (0.85 )                       (0.85 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.10 )       (0.64 )       (1.94 )       (0.36 )       (0.45 )       (1.15 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 20.77       $ 20.43       $ 21.60       $ 23.85       $ 17.75       $ 11.06  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      2.17 %**       (2.25 )%       0.15 %       36.71 %       64.80 %       (47.14 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 143,746       $ 56,283       $ 74,971       $ 146,857       $ 91,176       $ 100,176  

Net expenses to average daily net assets

      1.37 %(c)(d)*       1.38 %(c)(d)       1.36 %(d)       1.33 %       1.35 %(c)(d)       1.32 %(c)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      4.86 %*       1.71 %       3.16 %       0.78 %       1.55 %       3.42 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      196 %**       156 %       105 %       129 %       106 %       88 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

              0.00 %(e)                                

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):

    $ 0.04       $ 0.04       $ 0.08       $ 0.09       $ 0.06       $ 0.03  
(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain/loss for the period due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund.
(b)  Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing and redeeming Fund shares and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e)  Ratio is less than 0.1%.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   33


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Emerging Countries Fund, Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, and Taiwan Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Emerging Countries Fund   S&P/IFCI Composite   Total return in excess of benchmark
Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund   Not Applicable   Total return
Emerging Markets Fund   S&P/IFCI Composite   Total return in excess of benchmark
Taiwan Fund   MSCI Taiwan Index   Total return in excess of benchmark

Emerging Countries Fund and Taiwan Fund currently limit subscriptions.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk. Shares of open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Funds that were valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees or fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service and presented in the table below on a net basis. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities and Derivatives

 

     
Fund Name   Fair valued using
methods determined in
good faith by or at the
direction of the  Trustees
    Fair valued using
inputs obtained
from an
independent
pricing service
 

Emerging Countries Fund

    < 1%        72%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    1%        60%   

Emerging Markets Fund

    < 1%        77%   

Taiwan Fund

    0%     91%   

 

  * Represents an interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information; certain securities that are valued at the local price and adjusted by applying a premium or discount when the holdings exceed foreign ownership limitations; certain equity securities valued based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a securities index; and certain securities that are valued using a price from a comparable security related to the same issuer.

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Emerging Countries Fund

         

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Brazil

  $ 5,961,086      $      $      $ 5,961,086   

China

    1,062,210        8,906,170               9,968,380   

Czech Republic

           1,680,235               1,680,235   

Egypt

           859,357               859,357   

France

           190,813               190,813   

Hungary

           57,974               57,974   

India

    387,419        2,765,453               3,152,872   

Indonesia

    548,488        3,472,782               4,021,270   

Malaysia

           516,045               516,045   

Mexico

    1,532,275                      1,532,275   

Morocco

           153,836               153,836   

Norway

           30,375               30,375   

Peru

    747,367                      747,367   

Philippines

           827,619               827,619   

Poland

           1,805,107               1,805,107   

Russia

    506,323        7,580,508               8,086,831   

South Africa

    62,918        1,862,302               1,925,220   

South Korea

    1,767,010        13,586,273               15,353,283   

Taiwan

    435,528        4,743,337        0     5,178,865   

Thailand

           2,778,879        229,206        3,008,085   

Turkey

    7,896        968,820               976,716   

United Kingdom

    20,637        288,689               309,326   

United States

    271,724                      271,724   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    13,310,881        53,074,574        229,206        66,614,661   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    4,570,397                      4,570,397   

Russia

           2,203,628               2,203,628   

South Korea

           476,728               476,728   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    4,570,397        2,680,356               7,250,753   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

United States

    2,414,057                      2,414,057   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    2,414,057                      2,414,057   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    285,029                      285,029   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    285,029                      285,029   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    138,114                      138,114   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    20,718,478        55,754,930        229,206        76,702,614   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 20,718,478      $ 55,754,930      $ 229,206      $ 76,702,614   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Brazil

  $ 50,363,790      $      $      $ 50,363,790   

China

    157,909,572        150,151,671               308,061,243   

France

           103,830,757               103,830,757   

India

           53,589,137               53,589,137   

Indonesia

           82,968,061               82,968,061   

Malaysia

           49,161,033               49,161,033   

Mexico

    65,870,685                      65,870,685   

Nigeria

           13,366,289               13,366,289   

Norway

           18,802,743               18,802,743   

Panama

    73,223,722                      73,223,722   

Philippines

    4,773,422        111,799,190               116,572,612   

Qatar

           13,702,833               13,702,833   

Russia

    70,741,668        65,342,860               136,084,528   

South Africa

           38,125,609               38,125,609   

South Korea

           50,248,845               50,248,845   

Switzerland

           38,257,260               38,257,260   

Taiwan

           19,311,128               19,311,128   

Thailand

           191,357,416        30,129,098        221,486,514   

Turkey

           66,829,441               66,829,441   

United Kingdom

    12,113,195        205,303,943               217,417,138   

United States

    243,514,783                      243,514,783   

Vietnam

           9,036,170               9,036,170   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    678,510,837        1,281,184,386        30,129,098        1,989,824,321   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    27,061,245                      27,061,245   

Russia

           19,585,476               19,585,476   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    27,061,245        19,585,476               46,646,721   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

China

    19,703,664                      19,703,664   

Thailand

           4,191,361               4,191,361   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    19,703,664        4,191,361               23,895,025   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Obligations

         

India

           6,255,482               6,255,482   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           6,255,482               6,255,482   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    81,720,507                      81,720,507   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    81,720,507                      81,720,507   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    13,843,842                      13,843,842   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    820,840,095        1,311,216,705        30,129,098        2,162,185,898   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives**

         

Swap Contracts

         

Equity risk

           12,757,802               12,757,802   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 820,840,095      $ 1,323,974,507      $ 30,129,098      $ 2,174,943,700   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives**

         

Swap Contracts

         

Equity risk

  $      $ (1,997,493   $      $ (1,997,493
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (1,997,493   $      $ (1,997,493
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Emerging Markets Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Common Stocks

         

Brazil

  $ 553,603,334      $      $      $ 553,603,334   

China

    113,117,553        1,512,996,955        0     1,626,114,508   

Czech Republic

           122,535,619               122,535,619   

Egypt

           59,196,519               59,196,519   

France

           19,575,387               19,575,387   

Hungary

           7,749,927               7,749,927   

India

    55,347,147        259,375,246        6,448,000        321,170,393   

Indonesia

    29,640,588        342,746,404        241,070        372,628,062   

Malaysia

           50,246,282               50,246,282   

Mexico

    195,640,005                      195,640,005   

Morocco

           2,998,134               2,998,134   

Nigeria

           3,011,841               3,011,841   

Norway

           5,084,238               5,084,238   

Panama

    37,463,500                      37,463,500   

Peru

    77,540,398                      77,540,398   

Philippines

    6,139,375        78,361,098               84,500,473   

Poland

           153,009,104               153,009,104   

Qatar

           3,081,007               3,081,007   

Russia

    54,757,724        931,467,103               986,224,827   

South Africa

    13,972,991        240,823,725               254,796,716   

South Korea

    73,954,963        1,398,415,057               1,472,370,020   

Sri Lanka

    2,843,103                      2,843,103   

Taiwan

    36,670,288        627,785,591               664,455,879   

Thailand

           329,662,406        14,105,860        343,768,266   

Turkey

    811,972        136,216,799        0     137,028,771   

United Kingdom

    4,067,292        28,840,656               32,907,948   

United States

    27,510,298                      27,510,298   

Vietnam

           2,964,988               2,964,988   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,283,080,531        6,316,144,086        20,794,930        7,620,019,547   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    459,394,860                      459,394,860   

Russia

    80,102        215,438,841               215,518,943   

South Korea

           75,404,468               75,404,468   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    459,474,962        290,843,309               750,318,271   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

China

                  2,287,988        2,287,988   

India

                  8,120,589        8,120,589   

Poland

                  200,654        200,654   

Russia

                  5,855,221        5,855,221   

Thailand

           1,268,535               1,268,535   

Ukraine

                  4,000        4,000   

United States

    39,635,740                      39,635,740   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    39,635,740        1,268,535        16,468,452        57,372,727   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    405,204                      405,204   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    405,204                      405,204   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    5,149,555                      5,149,555   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 1,787,745,992      $ 6,608,255,930      $ 37,263,382      $ 8,433,265,304   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Emerging Markets Fund (continued)

  

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives**

         

Swap Contracts

         

Equity risk

  $      $ (3,446,028   $      $ (3,446,028
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (3,446,028   $      $ (3,446,028
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Taiwan Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Taiwan

  $ 8,406,252      $ 130,171,341      $ 0   $ 138,577,593   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    8,406,252        130,171,341        0     138,577,593   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

United States

    3,075,907                      3,075,907   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    3,075,907                      3,075,907   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

         

United States

    677                      677   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    677                      677   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    306,699                      306,699   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    11,789,535        130,171,341        0     141,960,876   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,789,535      $ 130,171,341      $ 0   $ 141,960,876   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Derivative financial instruments” sections below for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * Represents an interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.
  ** The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to the Funds’ net asset values than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value.

The underlying funds held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February
28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August
31, 2013
   

Net
Change
in
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

from
Investments

Still Held
as of

August
31, 2013

 

Emerging
Countries Fund

  

                 

Common Stocks

  

                   

India

  $ 250,834      $ 15,822      $ (234,358   $      $ (29,347   $ (2,951   $      $      $      $   

Taiwan

    0 ***                                                       0 ***        

Thailand

    1,035,503        54,645        (712,000            285,625        (418,809            (15,758 )**      229,206        (368,344
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,286,337      $ 70,467      $ (946,358   $      $ 256,278      $ (421,760   $      $ (15,758   $ 229,206      $ (368,344
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February
28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August
31, 2013
   

Net
Change
in
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

from
Investments

Still Held
as of

August
31, 2013

 

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

  

               

Common Stocks

  

                   

Thailand

  $ 44,535,710      $ 13,843,075      $ (25,351,812   $      $ 7,406,907      $ (8,541,872   $      $ (1,762,910 )**    $ 30,129,098      $ 287,886   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 44,535,710      $ 13,843,075      $ (25,351,812   $      $ 7,406,907      $ (8,541,872   $      $ (1,762,910   $ 30,129,098      $ 287,886   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Emerging
Markets Fund

  

                   

Common Stocks

  

                   

India

  $ 25,023,685      $ 5,246,505      $ (12,671,684   $      $ (1,302,631   $ (8,218,564   $      $ (1,629,311 )**    $ 6,448,000      $ (5,947,165

Indonesia

                                              241,070 **             241,070          

Russia

    1,350               (224,617            (945,383     1,168,650                               

South Korea

    3,724,493               (2,892,541            (6,926,403     6,094,451                               

Sri Lanka

    1,645,629               (1,890,310                   244,681                               

Thailand

    56,616,814        750,301        (35,705,945            15,946,362        (23,034,256            (467,416 )**      14,105,860        (16,533,343
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

  $ 87,011,971      $ 5,996,806      $ (53,385,097   $      $ 6,771,945      $ (23,745,038   $ 241,070      $ (2,096,727   $ 20,794,930      $ (22,480,508
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       

Investment
Funds

  

                   

China

  $ 2,254,617      $      $      $      $      $ 33,371      $      $      $ 2,287,988      $ 33,371   

India

    11,315,764               (512,228            (160,882     (2,522,065                   8,120,589        (2,522,065

Poland

    208,208                                    (7,554                   200,654        (7,554

Russia

    7,265,136               (99,896            (11,372     (1,298,647                   5,855,221        (1,298,647

Ukraine

    4,000                                                         4,000          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Funds

    21,047,725               (612,124            (172,254     (3,794,895                   16,468,452        (3,794,895
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 108,059,696      $ 5,996,806      $ (53,997,221   $      $ 6,599,691      $ (27,539,933   $ 241,070      $ (2,096,727   $ 37,263,382      $ (26,275,403
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

  * The Funds account for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Financial assets transferred between Level 2 and Level 3, if any, were due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs.
  *** Represents an interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at February 28, 2013 and August 31, 2013.

The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to investments in securities using Level 3 inputs (based on the Funds’ net assets) as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Level 3 securities  

Emerging Countries Fund

    < 1%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    1%   

Emerging Markets Fund

    < 1%   

Taiwan Fund

    < 1%

 

  * Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark to market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Taxes and distributions

Each 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”). Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. 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 jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

Each Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions of its net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Each Fund also intends to distribute net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically, distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each Fund on the ex-dividend date.

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

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

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 likely 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.

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

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below elected to defer to March 1, 2013 late-year ordinary losses as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Late-Year
Ordinary
Losses ($)
 

Emerging Countries Fund

    (34,100)   

Taiwan Fund

    (142,320)   

As of February 28, 2013, the Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused.

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       
     Short-Term ($)     Total
Short-
Term ($)
   

Long-

Term ($)

 
Fund Name  

Expiration Date

2/28/2018

    No
Expiration
Date
     

No

Expiration

Date

 

Emerging Countries Fund

    (17,038,014)        (3,296,764)        (20,334,778)          

Emerging Markets Fund

           (275,866,167)        (275,866,167)        (68,905,064)   

Taiwan Fund

           (4,972,468)        (4,972,468)          

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Emerging Countries Fund

    89,884,201        3,428,780        (16,610,367)        (13,181,587)   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    2,258,103,859        82,764,120        (178,682,081)        (95,917,961)   

Emerging Markets Fund

    9,566,626,441        419,829,934        (1,553,191,071)        (1,133,361,137)   

Taiwan Fund

    146,391,701        2,562,290        (6,993,115)        (4,430,825)   

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1 and administration fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. In addition, the Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds (See Note 5).

 

42    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) serves as the Funds’ custodian and fund accounting agent. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Funds’ transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

         
     Emerging Countries Fund   Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund   Emerging Markets Fund   Taiwan Fund
Purchase Premium     0.80%   0.80%   0.15%
Redemption Fee     0.80%   0.80%   0.45%

Other matters

Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”)

Indian regulators alleged in 2002 that EMF violated some conditions under which it was granted permission to operate in India and have restricted EMF’s locally held assets pending resolution of the dispute. Although these locally held assets remain the property of EMF, a portion of the assets are not permitted to be withdrawn from EMF’s local custodial account located in India. The amount of restricted assets is small relative to the size of EMF, representing approximately 0.09% of the Fund’s total net assets as of August 31, 2013. The effect of this claim on the value of the restricted assets, and all matters relating to EMF’s response to these allegations, are subject to the supervision and control of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The costs in respect of this matter are being borne by EMF.

 

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3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times.

 

         
     Emerging Countries Fund   Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund   Emerging Markets Fund   Taiwan Fund
Market Risk – Equities   X   X   X   X
Liquidity Risk   X   X   X   X
Smaller Company Risk   X   X   X   X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X   X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X   X   X   X
Currency Risk   X   X   X   X
Focused Investment Risk   X   X   X   X
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X   X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X   X
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X   X
Fund of Funds Risk   X   X   X   X
Non-Diversified Funds   X   X   X   X

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities. Funds that invest in equities run the risk that the market prices of those investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency

 

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rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

The Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in equities, and as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of the Funds’ shares.

If a Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, TIPS have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. All of the Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., forward currency contracts), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

 

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Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

 

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• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. Dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates

 

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of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. Dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. Dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

 

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Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted.

 

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Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable gains to shareholders. They also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors, or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. Funds that invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and ETFs (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), are exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

Because a Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if a Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Funds also are indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds. Many of the Funds that invest in shares of other GMO Funds are subject indirectly to Large Shareholder Risk because those other GMO Funds are more likely to have large shareholders (e.g., other GMO Funds). See “Large Shareholder Risk” above.

 

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Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

• NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

The following Funds are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act:

 

    Emerging Countries Fund
    Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund
    Emerging Markets Fund
    Taiwan Fund

Temporary Defensive Positions. The Funds normally do not take temporary defensive positions. To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Funds may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, a Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. The Funds also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce their investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). A Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of their investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices, and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if a Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting their investment exposure, the Funds also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust their currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by their portfolio investments.

The Funds may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Funds may have investment exposures in excess of their net assets (i.e., they may be leveraged). A Fund’s foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by its investments.

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject

 

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to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

         
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Emerging
Countries
Fund
    Emerging
Domestic
Opportunities
Fund
    Emerging
Markets
Fund
    Taiwan
Fund
 
Swap contracts                                

To achieve returns comparable to holding and lending a direct equity position

            X        X           

As a substitute for direct investment in securities

            X        X           
Rights and/or warrants                                

Received as a result of corporate actions

    X                X        X   

Forward currency contracts

The Funds 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements 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. Futures contracts expose the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium, is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to

 

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the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

 

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Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

             
     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Emerging Countries Fund

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $         —      $ (1,704   $         —      $         —      $         —      $ (1,704
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (1,704   $      $      $      $ (1,704
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

             

Asset:

             

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

  $         —      $ 12,757,802      $         —      $         —      $         —      $ 12,757,802   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 12,757,802      $      $      $      $ 12,757,802   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 12,757,802      $      $      $      $ 12,757,802   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

 

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     Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total       

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund (continued)

  

             

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

  $      $ (1,997,493   $      $      $      $ (1,997,493    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $      $ (1,997,493   $      $      $      $ (1,997,493    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (1,997,493   $      $      $      $ (1,997,493    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Swap Contracts

  $      $ 27,691,078      $      $      $      $ 27,691,078       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $      $ 27,691,078      $      $      $      $ 27,691,078       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Swap Contracts

  $      $ 10,760,309      $      $      $      $ 10,760,309       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
                                                     

Emerging Markets Fund

               

Asset:

               

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

  $      $ (3,446,028   $      $      $      $ (3,446,028    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $      $ (3,446,028   $      $      $      $ (3,446,028    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (3,446,028   $      $      $      $ (3,446,028    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ (87,166   $      $      $      $ (87,166    

Swap Contracts

           (11,382,040                          (11,382,040    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $      $ (11,469,206   $      $      $      $ (11,469,206    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 38      $      $      $      $ 38       

Swap Contracts

           (4,636,141                          (4,636,141    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $         —      $ (4,636,103   $         —      $         —      $         —      $ (4,636,103    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
                                                     

Taiwan Fund

               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $ 0   $      $      $      $ 0    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
                                                     

 

  * Rounds to $0.

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.

The Funds are party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements or other similar types of agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) that generally govern the terms of some over-the-counter derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. The Master Agreements may include collateral posting terms and netting provisions that apply in the event of a default and/or termination event. Upon the occurrence of such an event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, the Master Agreements may permit the non-defaulting party to calculate a single net payment to close out applicable transactions. However, there is no guarantee that the terms of a Master Agreement will be enforceable; for example, when bankruptcy or insolvency laws

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset obligations. Additionally, the netting and close out provisions of a Master Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty’s affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Termination events may also include a decline in the net assets of a 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 Master Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material adverse impact on a Fund’s operations. For more information about other uncertainties and risks, see the Investment and Other Risks note.

For financial reporting purposes, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities any cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds is reported as Due from Broker and any cash collateral received from the counterparty is reported as Due to Broker. Any non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds is noted in the Schedules of Investments. The tables below show the potential effect of netting arrangements made available by the Master Agreements on the financial position of the Funds. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally show derivative assets and derivative liabilities (regardless of whether they are subject to netting arrangements) on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures of the Fund prior to netting. See Note 2 for information on repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Funds at August 31, 2013, if any.

The tables above present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by type of financial instrument. The following tables present the Funds’ OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

BNP Paribas

  $ 6,254,962      $ (6,254,962   $         —      $

Credit Suisse International

    913,023        (913,023           

Goldman Sachs International

    1,769,700        (1,769,700           

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    3,047,150                      3,047,150

Societe Generale

    772,967        (772,967           
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,757,802      $ (9,710,652   $      $ 3,047,150   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

BNP Paribas

  $ 1,997,493      $      $      $ 1,997,493   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,997,493      $      $      $ 1,997,493   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Emerging Markets Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Credit Suisse International

  $ 2,760,280      $ (2,760,280   $         —      $         —

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    685,748        (685,748           
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,446,028      $ (3,446,028   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (rights and/or warrants) or notional amounts (swap contracts) outstanding at each month-end was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013:

 

     
Fund Name   Swap
Contracts ($)
    Rights and/or
Warrants ($)
 

Emerging Countries Fund

           622   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    175,094,118          

Emerging Markets Fund

    38,987,628        30,951   

Taiwan Fund

           3,372   

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

         
     Emerging
Countries Fund
    Emerging Domestic
Opportunities Fund
    Emerging
Markets Fund
    Taiwan Fund  

Management Fee

    0.65%        0.75%        0.75%        0.81%   

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds (except Class M shares which are described below) pays the Manager a shareholder service fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Class M shares of a Fund pay the Manager an administration fee, which is used by the Manager to defray its expenses (or the expenses of a third party) in providing administration and record keeping services to certain marketplaces where Class M shares of each Fund may be purchased. The Manager may pay part or all of the administration fee to third parties for providing administration and record keeping services. In some cases, these third parties also receive compensation from the Fund’s distributor pursuant to the Trust’s Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan. Both shareholder service fees and administration fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

               
Fund Name   Class II     Class III     Class IV     Class V     Class VI     Class M
Admin Fee
    Class M
12b-1 Fee
 

Emerging Countries Fund

            0.15%                                0.20%        0.25%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    0.22%        0.15%        0.105%        0.085%     0.055%                   

Emerging Markets Fund

    0.22%        0.15%        0.105%        0.085%        0.055%                   

Taiwan Fund

            0.15%                                           

 

  * Class is offered but has no shareholders as of August 31, 2013.

For each Fund, other than Emerging Countries Fund and Taiwan Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager. For Emerging Countries Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below) that exceeds 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Subject to the exclusions noted below, “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses; provided, however, that in the case of Emerging Markets Fund, “Specified Operating Expenses” does not include custody expenses, and in the case of Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, “Specified Operating Expenses” only includes custody expenses to the extent that they exceed 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For each Fund that charges a management fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

In addition, for Emerging Markets Fund only, the Manager will waive the shareholder service fees charged to each class of the Fund to the extent necessary to prevent the shareholder service fees paid by each class from exceeding the percentage of the class’s average daily net assets as follows: 0.20% for Class II shares, 0.15% for Class III shares, 0.10% of Class IV shares, 0.05% for Class V shares, and 0.02% for Class VI shares.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Emerging Countries Fund

    736        184   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    11,269        1,472   

Emerging Markets Fund

    52,348        7,912   

Taiwan Fund

    278        5   

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

       
Fund Name   Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
    Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
    Total Indirect Expenses  

Emerging Countries Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Emerging Markets Fund*

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

Taiwan Fund

    < 0.001%        0.000%        < 0.001%   

 

  * During the period, the Fund incurred non-recurring indirect legal expenses in connection with the final settlement of pending litigation. Subsequent to the receipt of the settlement proceeds, the underlying fund was liquidated.

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name  

U.S. Government

Securities

    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Emerging Countries Fund

           78,368,758               131,515,487   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

           3,660,838,707               2,854,919,598   

Emerging Markets Fund

           3,918,367,635               4,899,680,521   

Taiwan Fund

           229,606,585               144,970,813   

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Cost of purchases of securities for in-kind transactions, excluding short-term investments, in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

   
Fund Name   Purchases ($)  

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    47,649,904   

 

7. Guarantees

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

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund Name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion
 

Emerging Countries Fund

    3        51.86%        0.24%        5.22%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

    2        20.81%        0.87%        —      

Emerging Markets Fund

           —           0.45%        39.54%   

Taiwan Fund

    2        100.00%        —           100.00%   

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Emerging Countries Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    423,185      $ 4,263,918        3,060,429      $ 32,174,437   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    74,073        662,214        105,058        1,099,953   

Shares repurchased

    (6,334,475     (59,643,231     (4,776,303     (51,193,409
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (5,837,217   $ (54,717,099     (1,610,816   $ (17,919,019
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class M:

         

Shares sold

    160,857      $ 1,570,665        252,769      $ 2,586,870   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    16,731        147,400        45,271        467,194   

Shares repurchased

    (137,695     (1,342,636     (1,791,002     (18,738,756
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    39,893      $ 375,429        (1,492,962   $ (15,684,692
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

         

Class II:

       

Shares sold

    8,980,774      $ 225,285,669        12,480,597      $ 283,660,535   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    298,887        6,976,034        147,068        3,460,494   

Shares repurchased

    (2,329,901     (56,579,040     (3,538,146     (83,663,026

Purchase premiums

           1,724,065               2,287,380   

Redemption fees

                         43,987   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    6,949,760      $ 177,406,728        9,089,519      $ 205,789,370   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    12,701,932      $ 313,491,040        9,505,885      $ 217,960,797   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    197,862        4,618,107        100,539        2,364,668   

Shares repurchased

    (1,266,702     (31,072,503     (5,346,700     (130,887,209

Purchase premiums

           2,088,000               1,340,406   

Redemption fees

           72,503                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    11,633,092      $ 289,197,147        4,259,724      $ 90,778,662   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    12,103,021      $ 299,731,352        20,891,685      $ 483,512,233   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    455,930        10,645,954        181,833        4,278,542   

Shares repurchased

    (560,861     (12,748,941              

Purchase premiums

           2,293,297               2,631,471   

Redemption fees

           80,645                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    11,998,090      $ 300,002,307        21,073,518      $ 490,422,246   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    5,730      $ 143,338        7,724,773      $ 176,155,770   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    382,533        8,955,091        313,674        7,393,294   

Shares repurchased

    (8,555     (218,006     (1,025,275     (24,388,193

Purchase premium fees

           1,156               1,378,129   

Redemption fees

           378               153,778   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    379,708      $ 8,881,957        7,013,172      $ 160,692,778   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Emerging Markets Fund

         

Class II:

       

Shares sold

    10,465,894      $ 112,894,288        36,949,429      $ 411,929,298   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  2,467,130        28,487,404   

Shares repurchased

    (43,977,830     (484,977,755     (42,310,247     (479,387,042

Purchase premiums fees

           479,932               1,484,712   

Redemption fees

           2,784,751               2,364,847   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (33,511,936   $ (368,818,784     (2,893,688   $ (35,120,781
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    6,494,731      $ 75,216,093        11,320,635      $ 127,789,546   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  1,491,291        17,264,759   

Shares repurchased

    (34,943,592     (391,886,825     (40,472,349     (461,746,220

Purchase premiums fees

           51,246               354,014   

Redemption fees

           2,687,762               511,886   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (28,448,861   $ (313,931,724     (27,660,423   $ (315,826,015
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

60    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Emerging Markets Fund (continued)

         

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    4,611,196      $ 50,253,454        27,760,743      $ 311,211,796   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  1,763,402        20,260,499   

Shares repurchased

    (41,521,938     (454,639,470     (53,607,780     (614,147,440

Purchase premiums fees

           126,321               776,654   

Redemption fees

           2,690,108               2,223,067   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (36,910,742   $ (401,569,587     (24,083,635   $ (279,675,424
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class V:

         

Shares sold

         $        24,895,167      $ 281,404,142   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  1,233,305        14,140,454   

Shares repurchased

    (4,379,087     (47,707,594     (23,125,506     (260,177,266

Purchase premiums fees

                         91,320   

Redemption fees

           119,708               175,876   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (4,379,087   $ (47,587,886     3,002,966      $ 35,634,526   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    33,028,060      $ 359,966,294        108,893,901      $ 1,171,166,643   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

                  10,337,985        118,774,387   

Shares repurchased

    (27,796,914     (311,620,071     (55,788,608     (620,770,625

Purchase premium fees

           1,206,122               6,237,285   

Redemption fees

           2,269,113               4,552,813   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    5,231,146      $ 51,821,458        63,443,278      $ 679,960,503   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Taiwan Fund

         

Class III:

       

Shares sold

    4,288,608      $ 88,034,683        480,041      $ 9,693,623   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    14,056        292,653        102,164        1,969,604   

Shares repurchased

    (137,202     (2,802,899     (1,298,694     (25,560,277

Purchase premiums

           132,250               14,115   

Redemption fees

           12,613               113,681   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    4,165,462      $ 85,669,300        (716,489   $ (13,769,254
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

10. Investments in affiliated companies and other funds of the Trust

An affiliated company is a company in which a Fund has or had ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. A summary of the Fund’s transactions involving companies that are or were affiliates during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

           
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income
    Value, end of
period
 

Emerging Markets Fund

           

Kiri Industries Ltd*

  $ 121,874      $ 30,303      $ 80,012      $         —      $ 108,050   

Star Block Co Ltd (Foreign Registered)

    0 **                           0 ** 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 121,874      $ 30,303      $ 80,012      $      $ 108,050   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                         

 

  * No longer an affiliate as of August 31, 2013.
  ** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at February 28, 2013 and August 31, 2013.

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital
    Value, end of
period
 

Emerging Countries Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 1,204,052      $ 27,052,969      $ 27,970,900      $ 496      $ 107      $      $ 285,029   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 49,003,861      $ 954,956,152      $ 922,242,910      $ 40,785      $ 13,063      $      $ 81,720,507   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Emerging Markets Fund

               

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

  $ 4,355      $      $ 12,175      $      $      $ 342,509      $   

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    37,905,924        773,410,362        810,922,063        26,276        11,145               405,204   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 37,910,279      $ 773,410,362      $ 810,934,238      $ 26,276      $ 11,145      $ 342,509      $ 405,204   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Taiwan Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 735,075      $ 57,844,518      $ 58,577,638      $ 839      $ 41      $      $ 677   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

62    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Emerging Countries Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Emerging Countries Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    63


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

64    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Emerging Markets Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Emerging Markets Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    65


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Taiwan Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Taiwan Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

66    


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and /or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees for Funds with Class M shares, if applicable, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in Dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 premium and redemption fees. Therefore, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid*
During the Period
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Emerging Countries Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $874.80        $5.62        $1,000.00        $1,019.21        $6.06        1.19%   

Class M

    $1,000.00        $874.10        $7.04        $1,000.00        $1,017.69        $7.58        1.49%   

Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund

  

         

Class II

    $1,000.00        $935.20        $5.12        $1,000.00        $1,019.91        $5.35        1.05%   

Class III

    $1,000.00        $935.20        $4.78        $1,000.00        $1,020.27        $4.99        0.98%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $935.70        $4.59        $1,000.00        $1,020.47        $4.79        0.94%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $935.80        $4.34        $1,000.00        $1,020.72        $4.53        0.89%   

Emerging Markets Fund

  

           

Class II

    $1,000.00        $885.00        $5.13        $1,000.00        $1,019.76        $5.50        1.08%   

Class III

    $1,000.00        $884.50        $4.89        $1,000.00        $1,020.01        $5.24        1.03%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $884.40        $4.65        $1,000.00        $1,020.27        $4.99        0.98%   

Class V

    $1,000.00        $885.10        $4.42        $1,000.00        $1,020.52        $4.74        0.93%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $885.30        $4.28        $1,000.00        $1,020.67        $4.58        0.90%   

Taiwan Fund

  

           

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,021.70        $6.98        $1,000.00        $1,018.30        $6.97        1.37%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31,2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

    67


GMO Trust

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013

Alpha Only Fund

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

Benchmark-Free Fund

Global Asset Allocation Fund

Global Equity Allocation Fund

International Equity Allocation Fund

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

Special Situations Fund

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund


 

 

 

 

For a free copy of the Funds’ 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 Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Trust’s website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their 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 Funds’ 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 Funds have a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which they 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 or private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in these Funds and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com and the private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Alpha Only Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     1   

Schedule of Investments

     2   

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     4   

Schedule of Investments

     5   

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     7   

Schedule of Investments

     8   

Benchmark-Free Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     21   

Schedule of Investments

     22   

Global Asset Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     23   

Schedule of Investments

     24   

Global Equity Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     29   

Schedule of Investments

     30   

International Equity Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     31   

Schedule of Investments

     32   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     33   

Schedule of Investments

     34   

Special Situations Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     35   

Schedule of Investments

     36   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     37   

Schedule of Investments

     38   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     40   

Schedule of Investments

     41   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund:

  

Investment Concentration Summary

     42   

Schedule of Investments

     43   

Portfolio, Counterparty and Currency Abbreviations

     44   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     45   

Statements of Operations

     49   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52   

Financial Highlights

     58   

Notes to Financial Statements

     70   

Board Review of Management Agreements

     120   

Fund Expenses

     132   

 

   


GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    83.3

Short-Term Investments

    9.5   

Investment Funds

    1.9   

Swap Contracts

    1.0   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.7   

Futures Contracts

    0.3   

Preferred Stocks

    0.3   

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Other

    3.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust (“underlying funds”). Swap contracts and futures contracts in the table are based on the net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the respective contracts. The Fund’s investment program involves having both long and short investment exposures. The additional short exposures that the Fund has to swaps contracts and futures contracts based on notional amounts are (31.0%) and (59.4%) of net assets, respectively.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       1


GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 86.0%   
    United States — 86.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers  
    13,749,702      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     362,304,651   
    37,757,882      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     845,021,408   
    26,112,384      GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     408,919,938   
    69,302,474      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     754,010,915   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,196,964,315)     2,370,256,912   
     

 

 

 
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 1.9%   
    United States — 1.9%   
    1,394,741      Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF     52,609,630   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS (COST $58,127,083)     52,609,630   
     

 

 

 
Par Value     Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.3%   
    Time Deposits — 1.2%   

USD

    4,954,241      DBS Bank Ltd (Singapore) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     4,954,241   

USD

    13,754,704      Sumitomo (Tokyo) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     13,754,704   

USD

    13,754,703      US Bank NA (Cincinnati) Time Deposit, 0.06%, due 09/03/13     13,754,703   
     

 

 

 
    Total Time Deposits     32,463,648   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 6.1%   
    63,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%, due 06/26/14     62,952,057   
    70,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.10%, due 07/24/14     69,935,460   
    36,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.12%, due 08/21/14     35,957,772   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     168,845,289   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $201,302,412)     201,308,937   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 95.2% (Cost $2,456,393,810)     2,624,175,479   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 4.8%     132,086,837   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,756,262,316   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/29/2013   GS     AUD        19,555,026        USD        17,599,055      $ 258,566   
10/29/2013   MSCI     AUD        19,680,508        USD        17,698,622        246,861   
10/15/2013   BBH     CHF        4,004,000        USD        4,317,774        13,078   
10/15/2013   BCLY     CHF        9,866,099        USD        10,650,900        43,869   
10/15/2013   GS     CHF        4,819,562        USD        5,216,230        34,724   
10/15/2013   JPM     CHF        5,004,929        USD        5,402,179        21,385   
10/15/2013   MSCI     CHF        14,045,083        USD        15,200,416        100,564   
09/24/2013   BOA     DKK        4,335,000        USD        772,410        4,235   
09/24/2013   GS     DKK        3,065,000        USD        548,325        5,197   
09/24/2013   RBS     DKK        70,623,960        USD        12,686,934        172,145   
10/22/2013   BCLY     EUR        41,482,289        USD        54,980,275        145,933   
10/22/2013   DB     EUR        13,806,945        USD        18,306,974        55,938   
10/22/2013   GS     EUR        6,147,000        USD        8,188,646        63,089   
10/22/2013   JPM     EUR        10,074,000        USD        13,436,923        120,368   
10/22/2013   MSCI     EUR        27,552,425        USD        36,524,130        103,307   
09/17/2013   BCLY     GBP        58,752,547        USD        91,899,574        860,038   
09/17/2013   JPM     GBP        8,874,412        USD        13,626,959        (124,315
09/17/2013   MSCI     GBP        99,945,495        USD        156,447,423        1,577,685   
10/02/2013   BBH     HKD        273,373,726        USD        35,255,079        (2,200
10/02/2013   RBS     HKD        8,337,021        USD        1,074,900        (334
09/25/2013   BCLY     JPY        8,343,466,938        USD        87,674,911        2,690,095   
09/25/2013   BOA     JPY        102,913,000        USD        1,054,426        6,175   
09/25/2013   GS     JPY        1,227,777,358        USD        12,382,060        (123,824

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/25/2013   JPM     JPY        7,601,646,810        USD        79,994,852      $ 2,566,061   
09/25/2013   MSCI     JPY        7,645,424,310        USD        80,445,126        2,570,426   
09/24/2013   BBH     NOK        3,549,000        USD        598,414        18,925   
09/24/2013   GS     NOK        53,814,144        USD        9,347,635        560,739   
09/24/2013   RBS     NOK        1,874,936        USD        317,300        11,156   
09/11/2013   BCLY     NZD        792,269        USD        631,506        19,530   
09/11/2013   DB     NZD        950,238        USD        757,357        23,360   
09/24/2013   BBH     SEK        227,781,841        USD        35,515,277        1,160,751   
09/24/2013   DB     SEK        6,886,576        USD        1,065,400        26,752   
09/24/2013   MSCI     SEK        17,831,000        USD        2,719,602        30,293   
10/01/2013   BBH     SGD        1,964,000        USD        1,547,670        7,954   
10/01/2013   GS     SGD        754,524        USD        596,700        5,177   
10/01/2013   JPM     SGD        22,109,795        USD        17,608,850        275,447   
09/11/2013   BBH     USD        363,200        NZD        461,887        (6,423
09/24/2013   BBH     USD        6,163,000        NOK        36,921,911        (134,305
09/24/2013   BBH     USD        23,921,400        SEK        157,082,312        (229,923
10/01/2013   BBH     USD        12,410,300        SGD        15,662,937        (131,037
10/02/2013   BBH     USD        22,665,300        HKD        175,798,155        7,561   
09/17/2013   BCLY     USD        159,927,700        GBP        105,152,495        3,010,503   
09/25/2013   DB     USD        154,224,500        JPY        15,387,600,521        2,510,394   
09/24/2013   GS     USD        8,613,000        DKK        48,797,383        34,051   
09/11/2013   JPM     USD        515,600        NZD        651,520        (12,343
           

 

 

 
            $ 18,597,628   
           

 

 

 
 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts

  Type   Expiration
Date
 
Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sales        
101   Amsterdam
IDX
  September 2013   $ 9,688,482      $ 339,379   
650   CAC 40   September 2013     33,801,252        1,340,146   
113   DAX   September 2013     30,313,805        657,943   
777   FTSE 100   September 2013     77,213,073        (146,176
67   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     7,377,225        (22,640
76   Hang Seng   September 2013     10,538,031        161,039   
95   IBEX 35   September 2013     10,419,100        556,146   
102   MSCI
Singapore
  September 2013     5,487,720        84,058   
616   OMXS 30   September 2013     11,290,046        388,043   
16,307   S&P 500
E-Mini
Index
  September 2013     1,330,080,455        2,887,980   
249   SPI 200   September 2013     28,215,669        (995,584
673   TOPIX   September 2013     75,022,256        2,267,563   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,629,447,114      $ 7,517,897   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

Total Return Swaps

 

Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
  

Counterparty

  

Fund Pays

  

Fund (Pays)/Receives

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  131,675,712        USD       9/30/2013    CSI    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.13%    $ 1,462,898   
  52,670,113        USD       1/29/2014    CITI    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.05%      494,875   
  45,234,650        USD       2/10/2014    CITI    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA minus 0.02%      1,623,217   
  79,201,894        USD       3/13/2014    JPM    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.04%      2,973,473   
  40,451,525        USD       3/14/2014    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.03%      1,795,834   
  78,760,184        USD       3/24/2014    JPM    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.04%      1,648,218   
  46,420,545        USD       4/3/2014    CITI    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.06%      1,519,873   
  134,816,079        USD       5/12/2014    BNP    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.12%      4,845,374   
  217,283,153        USD       5/15/2014    JPM    MSCI Daily Total Return EAFE    1 month USD LIBOR BBA plus 0.11%      9,651,536   
                

 

 

 
                 $ 26,015,298   
                

 

 

 
           Premiums to (Pay) Receive    $   
                

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   3


GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Investment Concentration Summary (a)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Short-Term Investments

    50.6

Futures Contracts**

    49.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.2   

Debt Obligations

    0.1   

Other

    (0.1
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

(a) GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. is a 100% owned subsidiary of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund. As such, the holdings of GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. have been included with 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”). Futures concentrations use the net notional contract amounts for purposes of computing asset class exposures. See Schedule of Investments for more information.

 

 

** Some or all is comprised of commodity exposure. See Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
 

 

4    


GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 67.8%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 67.8%   
    791,020      GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     2,618,277   
    48,674,103      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     1,216,852,576   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,220,032,070)     1,219,470,853   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 30.2%   
    Money Market Funds — 4.7%   
    11,828,002      State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, 0.08% (a) (b)     11,828,002   
    73,338,904      State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (c)     73,338,904   
     

 

 

 
    Total Money Market Funds     85,166,906   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 25.5%   
    5,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%,
due 11/14/13 (a) (d) (e)
    4,999,825   
    50,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/21/13 (a) (d)     49,997,800   
    94,500,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/29/13 (a) (d)     94,494,330   
    59,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/29/13 (a) (d)     58,996,460   
    4,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%, due 12/05/13 (d) (e)     3,999,716   
    1,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%,
due 09/05/13 (a) (d) (e)
    999,994   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
  U.S. Government — continued   
    55,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%,
due 10/10/13 (a) (d) (e)
    54,997,556   
    8,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%, due 01/23/14 (a) (d)     7,998,816   
    23,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%, due 02/13/14 (a) (d)     22,995,837   
    61,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%, due 09/19/13 (a) (d)     60,997,100   
    45,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%,
due 10/10/13 (a) (d) (e)
    44,995,500   
    7,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%,
due 10/10/13 (a) (d) (e)
    6,999,300   
    5,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.11%,
due 09/05/13 (a) (d) (e)
    4,999,924   
    40,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.12%, due 09/05/13 (d) (e)     39,999,361   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     457,471,519   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $542,619,739)     542,638,425   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0% (Cost $1,762,651,809)     1,762,109,278   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.0%     35,337,031   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,797,446,309   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/17/2013   BCLY     AUD        32,700,000        USD        29,671,228      $ 591,408   
10/15/2013   BCLY     AUD        51,200,000        USD        46,903,245        1,456,107   
10/15/2013   CITI     AUD        57,500,000        USD        52,676,325        1,637,059   
09/05/2013   JPM     AUD        74,400,000        USD        67,379,759        1,164,364   
10/31/2013   JPM     AUD        21,000,000        USD        18,639,222        18,945   
11/04/2013   JPM     AUD        74,400,000        USD        66,389,724        438,565   
09/17/2013   MSCI     AUD        77,900,000        USD        70,619,077        1,343,298   
10/08/2013   MSCI     AUD        37,700,000        USD        33,376,941        (102,916
10/22/2013   MSCI     CAD        178,600,000        USD        170,517,497        1,156,961   
09/16/2013   BCLY     GBP        15,200,000        USD        23,007,632        (545,626
09/16/2013   BCLY     USD        22,936,511        GBP        15,200,000        616,746   
10/23/2013   CSI     USD        128,252,034        EUR        95,700,000        (1,748,309
09/05/2013   JPM     USD        66,653,844        AUD        74,400,000        (438,449
           

 

 

 
            $ 5,588,153   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
263   Light Sweet Crude Oil (a)   September 2013   $ 28,311,950      $ (607,256
1,476   Corn (a)   December 2013     35,571,600        39,792   
53   MSCI Singapore   September 2013     2,848,894        (37,935
220   MSCI Taiwan   September 2013     6,168,976        94,116   
58   Hang Seng   September 2013     8,042,231        (135,464
918   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   December 2013     114,090,187        100,960   
333   Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   September 2013     34,788,819        99,419   
115   Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   December 2013     14,041,141        60,683   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
564   S&P 500 Index   September 2013   $ 230,013,300      $ (1,537,897
1,942   Euro STOXX 50 Futures   September 2013     69,827,666        67,866   
355   Russell 2000 Mini   September 2013     35,858,550        (56,947
3,588   FTSE 100   September 2013     355,907,252        5,966,796   
1,776   Soybean (a)   November 2013     120,546,000        9,050,814   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,056,016,566      $  13,104,947   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sales        
310   Silver (a)   December 2013   $ 36,445,150      $ (4,733,195
1,108   Wheat (a)   December 2013     36,231,600        (467,992
159   E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets   September 2013     7,292,535        (138,681
618   Nikkei 225   September 2013     83,431,663        1,266,168   
625   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013     86,074,505        (2,562,132
657   Gold 100 OZ (a)   December 2013     91,723,770        (7,558,249
213   Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   September 2013     313,371,912        (2,415,838
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $    654,571,135      $ (16,609,919
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 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.

 

(b) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013.

 

(c) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(d) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(e) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Investment Concentration Summary (a)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    52.6

Short-Term Investments

    25.1   

Debt Obligations

    21.1   

Futures Contracts

    14.4   

Preferred Stocks

    1.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.4   

Investment Funds

    0.1   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Options Purchased

    0.0

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (0.0 )^ 

Swap Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Written Options

    (0.2

Other

    (14.8
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    42.9

Emerging***

    20.3   

United Kingdom

    13.2   

France

    5.0   

Germany

    3.7   

Japan

    3.3   

Spain

    2.6   

Australia

    2.2   

Italy

    2.1   

Switzerland

    1.4   

Hong Kong

    0.9   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Belgium

    0.3   

Singapore

    0.3   

Sweden

    0.3   

Finland

    0.2   

Norway

    0.2   

Austria

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.1   

Greece

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Israel

    0.1   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   

Canada

    (0.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

(a) GMO Implementation Fund is a 100% owned subsidiary of Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. As such, the holdings of GMO Implementation Fund have been included with Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund.

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust (“underlying funds”) except for GMO Alpha Only Fund.

 

** 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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward
  currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       7


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 36.1%   
    United States — 36.1%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 36.1%   
    53,509,007      GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV       1,289,567,059   
    38,225,002      GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund     1,184,592,815   
    18,503,442      GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI     503,478,667   
    33,443,189      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     320,385,752   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $3,295,730,163)     3,298,024,293   
     

 

 

 
    INVESTMENT FUNDS (a) — 0.1%   
    United States — 0.1%   
    235,129      iShares MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF
    8,944,307   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS (COST $8,817,625)     8,944,307   
     

 

 

 
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS (a) — 9.9%   
    CMBS Collateralized
Debt Obligations — 0.0%
  
    1,599,399      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     1,600   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 0.0%   
    2,500,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     489,125   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (Canada) — 0.1%    

CAD

    150,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class C, Zero Coupon, due 07/15/56     106,807   

CAD

    352,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class B, Zero Coupon, due 07/15/56     270,692   

CAD

    1,938,400      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A2, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     1,582,668   

CAD

    2,559,488      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A1, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     2,138,374   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (Canada)     4,098,541   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     4,589,266   
     

 

 

 
    Bank Loans — 0.0%   
    380,447      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B1, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     378,545   
    781,215      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     767,544   
Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Bank Loans — continued   
    960,000      Springleaf Financial Funding Co. Term Loan B, 5.50%, due 05/10/17     960,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Bank Loans     2,106,089   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 9.8%   
    125,972,739      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/25 (b)     147,112,476   
    27,786,960      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/27 (b)     32,719,145   
    33,097,800      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (b)     33,477,895   
    258,618,905      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.13%, due 01/15/21 (b)     272,681,308   
    425,920,368      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.13%, due 01/15/22 (b)     410,946,712   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     896,937,536   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $926,027,380)     903,632,891   
     

 

 

 
    COMMON STOCKS (a) — 45.2%   
    Australia — 0.7%   
    2,381,482      Arrium Ltd     2,361,396   
    266,966      Bank of Queensland Ltd     2,269,063   
    133,199      Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd     1,194,066   
    645,602      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     2,855,367   
    57,363      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     3,700,715   
    152,011      CSL Ltd     9,179,215   
    1,617,424      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     1,060,132   
    302,037      Insurance Australia Group Ltd     1,559,626   
    386,254      Investa Office Fund (REIT)     1,007,648   
    81,766      Macquarie Group Ltd     3,168,852   
    1,760,394      Mirvac Group (REIT)     2,565,179   
    114,358      National Australia Bank Ltd     3,284,506   
    576,170      Pacific Brands Ltd     387,881   
    551,110      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     7,424,568   
    1,232,871      Stockland (REIT)     4,077,779   
    747,803      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     2,137,780   
    558,929      Tatts Group Ltd     1,592,490   
    431,469      Westpac Banking Corp     11,977,512   
    90,260      Woolworths Ltd     2,859,101   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     64,662,876   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.1%  
    96,485      OMV AG     4,452,889   
    56,387      Voestalpine AG     2,409,830   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     6,862,719   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.1%  
    109,542      Ageas     4,307,589   
    46,231      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     4,311,552   
 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Belgium — continued   
    114,054      Belgacom SA     2,730,343   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     11,349,484   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 0.8%  
    90,900      Banco Bradesco SA     1,203,898   
    1,379,000      Banco do Brasil SA     13,322,136   
    244,100      Banco Santander Brasil SA     1,395,471   
    491,000      Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR     2,833,070   
    410,100      BM&FBOVESPA SA     2,009,291   
    279,100      BR Malls Participacoes SA     2,117,274   
    185,200      BR Properties SA     1,408,822   
    73,800      Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA     162,388   
    41,900      CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados     410,931   
    37,900      Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     311,180   
    46,600      Cia Hering     623,234   
    488,280      Cielo SA     11,953,492   
    106,000      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA     374,073   
    157,700      Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes     1,039,018   
    76,570      Duratex SA     387,672   
    60,300      Equatorial Energia SA     506,723   
    29,000      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR *     106,140   
    76,500      Grendene SA     614,001   
    139,400      Grupo BTG Pactual     1,583,327   
    28,000      Light SA     211,237   
    294,200      MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA     1,027,132   
    22,000      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA     442,038   
    160,000      Multiplus SA     1,747,564   
    26,000      Natura Cosmeticos SA     487,864   
    1,793,400      PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes *     1,728,796   
    176,300      Petroleo Brasileiro SA     1,180,038   
    43,000      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) ADR     581,360   
    61,900      Porto Seguro SA     667,008   
    119,200      Qualicorp SA *     931,738   
    122,557      Sul America SA     719,126   
    199,300      Tim Participacoes SA     783,518   
    68,700      Totvs SA     1,076,879   
    57,300      Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA     528,343   
    241,200      Vale SA     3,479,580   
    1,165,600      Vale SA Sponsored ADR     16,796,296   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     74,750,658   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 0.2%  
    668,700      Blackberry Ltd *     6,754,930   
    12,800      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     1,505,303   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Canada — continued   
    26,000      Canadian Tire Corp Ltd - Class A     2,199,126   
    224,700      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     3,731,133   
    20,600      Home Capital Group Inc     1,252,272   
    81,300      Husky Energy Inc     2,298,599   
    35,900      Magna International Inc     2,759,389   
    30,500      RONA Inc     311,284   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     20,812,036   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 0.1%  
    383,669      CEZ AS     8,861,539   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 0.0%  
    11,618      Jyske Bank A/S *     535,068   
    13,561      Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B     2,267,340   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     2,802,408   
     

 

 

 
    Egypt — 0.1%  
    1,292,520      Al Ezz Steel Rebars SAE *     2,056,081   
    224,538      Commercial International Bank     1,135,040   
    348,596      Egyptian Financial Group - Hermes Holding *     404,014   
    379,706      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE *     231,058   
    291,399      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE GDR (Registered Shares) *     869,523   
    21,823,310      Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE     1,717,439   
    2,322,305      Palm Hills Developments SAE *     754,205   
    96,773      Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     204,894   
    604,228      Talaat Moustafa Group *     424,795   
    378,459      Telecom Egypt Co     677,841   
     

 

 

 
    Total Egypt     8,474,890   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.1%  
    2,426,115      Nokia Oyj *     9,412,869   
    59,970      Sampo Oyj - Class A     2,496,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     11,909,135   
     

 

 

 
    France — 2.8%  
    485,266      Air France-KLM *     3,650,219   
    462,518      AXA     10,080,611   
    327,393      BNP Paribas     20,526,432   
    153,746      Carrefour SA     4,813,813   
    57,117      CNP Assurances     1,010,307   
    34,636      Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     3,315,205   
    95,889      European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co NV     5,521,493   
    623,962      GDF Suez     13,538,005   
    19,505      L’Oreal SA     3,256,413   
    823,853      Orange     8,363,032   
    108,247      PagesJaunes Groupe *     241,961   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    France — continued   
    738,916      Peugeot SA *     10,496,267   
    16,228      Publicis Groupe     1,206,960   
    153,455      Renault SA     10,976,550   
    406,442      Sanofi     38,951,945   
    437,141      Societe Generale     19,143,870   
    156,099      Technicolor *     743,582   
    1,581,322      Total SA     87,567,139   
    439,134      Vivendi SA     8,907,690   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     252,311,494   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 1.0%  
    59,541      Allianz SE (Registered)     8,530,235   
    56,575      Aurubis AG     3,263,182   
    53,644      Bayer AG (Registered)     5,962,280   
    44,244      Daimler AG     3,035,929   
    247,199      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     4,409,953   
    215,333      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     6,224,335   
    26,961      Duerr AG     1,808,129   
    1,585,450      E. ON AG     25,088,726   
    106,366      Freenet AG     2,510,810   
    21,588      Hannover Rueck SE     1,506,935   
    108,966      Kloeckner & Co SE *     1,405,141   
    14,810      Merck KGaA     2,249,897   
    70,822      Metro AG     2,595,133   
    44,440      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     8,097,856   
    362,108      RWE AG     9,945,274   
    49,338      Salzgitter AG     1,870,646   
    81,118      SAP AG     5,991,274   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     94,495,735   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.0%  
    296,326      OPAP SA     2,931,035   
    139,101      Public Power Corp SA     1,310,086   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     4,241,121   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 0.3%  
    524,000      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     2,364,596   
    251,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     3,577,416   
    238,500      CLP Holdings Ltd     1,908,418   
    1,676,400      Esprit Holdings Ltd     2,850,644   
    1,339,300      Hong Kong & China Gas     3,103,027   
    419,552      Link (REIT)     1,922,198   
    171      Melco International Development Ltd     388   
    953,000      Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     592,773   
    369,600      Sands China Ltd     2,115,804   
    359,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     4,643,140   
    279,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     2,276,155   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Hong Kong — continued   
    316,500      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd     968,317   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     26,322,876   
     

 

 

 
    Hungary — 0.0%  
    40,060      OTP Bank Plc     744,188   
     

 

 

 
    India — 0.5%  
    83,954      Aban Offshore Ltd     269,098   
    586,562      Allahabad Bank     586,367   
    212,247      Aurobindo Pharma Ltd     583,393   
    42,785      Bank of Baroda     298,852   
    468,076      Cairn India Ltd     2,284,740   
    86,551      Cipla Ltd     547,349   
    28,167      Financial Technologies India Ltd     48,054   
    58,259      GAIL India Ltd     260,144   
    146,249      HCL Technologies Ltd     2,307,959   
    23,795      Hero MotoCorp Ltd *     722,843   
    310,287      Hexaware Technologies Ltd     605,558   
    429,480      Hindalco Industries Ltd     677,474   
    312,200      Hindalco Industries Ltd GDR, 144A (c)     481,603   
    1,386,554      Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd *     688,493   
    145,031      Idea Cellular Ltd *     350,392   
    72,881      Infosys Ltd     3,400,995   
    175,500      Infosys Technologies Ltd Sponsored ADR     8,137,935   
    79,791      Jai Balaji Industries Ltd *     24,147   
    120,396      Jindal Steel & Power Ltd     402,236   
    29,859      JSW Steel Ltd     242,455   
    145,514      Karnataka Bank Ltd     166,025   
    45,687      Lupin Ltd     556,026   
    1,003,103      NHPC Ltd     242,323   
    156,755      NTPC Ltd     309,509   
    208,979      Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd     795,935   
    159,549      Oriental Bank of Commerce     307,977   
    86,098      Punjab National Bank Ltd (c)     560,776   
    206,991      Reliance Energy Ltd     1,083,419   
    25,584      Reliance Industries Ltd     328,320   
    9,527      Reliance Industries Ltd GDR, 144A     239,648   
    348,177      Sesa Goa Ltd     991,955   
    375,346      Steel Authority of India Ltd     261,902   
    462,004      Sterlite Industries India Ltd     644,232   
    121,300      Sterlite Industries India Ltd ADR     727,800   
    59,155      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd *     466,921   
    187,966      Tata Consultancy Services Ltd     5,768,404   
    151,927      Tata Motors Ltd     680,921   
    5,100      Tata Motors Ltd Sponsored ADR     113,832   
    158,802      Tata Motors Ltd - Class A     350,152   
    231,417      Tata Steel Ltd     947,675   
 

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    India — continued   
    225,767      Tech Mahindra Ltd     4,687,271   
    195,176      Wipro Ltd     1,408,921   
    74,513      Wipro Ltd ADR     672,107   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     45,232,138   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 0.4%  
    19,017,500      Astra International Tbk PT     10,509,553   
    636,000      Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     525,355   
    5,331,670      Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     3,455,833   
    3,141,500      Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,103,775   
    5,935,270      Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     3,574,477   
    2,807,000      Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT     243,518   
    2,085,000      Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT     355,746   
    10,103,500      Global Mediacom Tbk PT *     1,612,711   
    1,178,500      Harum Energy Tbk PT     346,532   
    777,500      Indosat Tbk PT     292,913   
    17,185,500      Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     2,116,144   
    6,290,500      Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT *     1,691,426   
    1,107,000      Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT     480,362   
    28,808,500      MNC Investama Tbk PT     906,516   
    2,236,000      MNC Sky Vision Tbk PT *     379,538   
    3,558,000      Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT     328,104   
    1,259,150      Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT     1,449,746   
    30,312,500      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     6,088,850   
    35,300      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT Sponsored ADR     1,308,218   
    2,538,000      XL Axiata Tbk PT     1,038,914   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     37,808,231   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.0%  
    10,812      Paddy Power Plc     869,701   
    99,109      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     2,015,736   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     2,885,437   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.0%  
    265,349      Bank Hapoalim BM     1,225,886   
    482,402      Bank Leumi Le-Israel *     1,578,515   
    631,276      Israel Discount Bank Ltd - Class A *     989,051   
    90,265      Partner Communications Co Ltd     660,279   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     4,453,731   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 1.2%  
    3,425,070      A2A SPA     2,971,029   
    238,782      Assicurazioni Generali SPA     4,567,383   
    100,765      Azimut Holding SPA     2,162,191   
    6,514,560      Enel SPA     21,479,967   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Italy — continued   
    1,130,839      ENI SPA     25,757,994   
    59,787      Exor SPA     2,037,163   
    1,017,122      Fiat SPA *     7,664,873   
    766,382      Finmeccanica SPA *     3,920,683   
    4,305,679      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     8,433,225   
    14,951      Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     48,684   
    1,753,346      Mediaset SPA *     7,193,648   
    295,510      Mediolanum SPA     2,056,628   
    1,231,106      Milano Assicurazioni SPA *     778,379   
    64,970      Recordati SPA     730,912   
    11,192,606      Telecom Italia SPA     7,795,416   
    5,419,257      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     2,996,123   
    1,812,202      UniCredit SPA     10,235,177   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     110,829,475   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 4.2%  
    1,494      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     1,617,025   
    361,800      Aeon Co Ltd     4,929,723   
    29,200      Alfresa Holdings Corp     1,379,866   
    87,000      Astellas Pharma Inc     4,426,375   
    93,900      Bridgestone Corp     3,064,775   
    224,000      Calsonic Kansei Corp     1,084,342   
    694,000      Cosmo Oil Co Ltd *     1,427,354   
    983,000      Daikyo Inc     2,838,794   
    92,400      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     8,433,712   
    490,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     3,919,933   
    251,700      Dena Co Ltd     4,920,118   
    609,000      DIC Corp     1,547,975   
    218,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     5,248,232   
    51,500      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     903,028   
    117,000      Gunze Ltd     290,831   
    184,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     791,600   
    3,241,000      Haseko Corp *     3,758,464   
    19,000      Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd     1,575,426   
    103,700      IT Holdings Corp     1,233,364   
    979,200      Itochu Corp     11,023,076   
    854      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     1,566,480   
    606,300      Japan Tobacco, Inc.     20,477,693   
    339,200      JFE Holdings Inc     7,440,160   
    1,754,300      JX Holdings Inc     9,217,639   
    103,500      K’s Holdings Corp     3,144,590   
    129,900      Kao Corp     3,780,806   
    2,774,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     6,207,874   
    278,200      KDDI Corp     13,225,183   
    2,142,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     3,390,581   
    34,086      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     364,802   
    499,200      Leopalace21 Corp *     3,058,623   
    1,030,000      Marubeni Corp     7,439,516   
    1,420,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     5,653,096   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   11


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    127,504      Medipal Holdings Corp     1,419,241   
    917,500      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     4,296,266   
    689,600      Mitsubishi Corp     12,829,178   
    194,000      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc     1,553,391   
    477,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     2,602,159   
    413,400      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     1,863,648   
    642,100      Mitsui & Co Ltd     8,879,519   
    1,137,000      Mitsui Chemicals Inc     3,004,817   
    1,129,000      Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     2,028,958   
    109,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     3,412,302   
    712,012      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     1,652,946   
    1,379,134      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     5,407,975   
    3,004,500      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     6,089,810   
    888,000      NEC Corp     1,875,934   
    119,100      NET One Systems Co Ltd     888,393   
    184,000      Nichirei Corp     882,315   
    72,000      Nippon Corp     1,151,479   
    538,300      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     679,665   
    119,932      Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd     1,626,578   
    1,267,000      Nippon Steel Corp     3,578,818   
    266,200      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     13,504,770   
    1,507,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     4,261,893   
    264,041      Nipro Corp     2,265,961   
    131,000      Nisshinbo Industries Inc     959,888   
    46,000      Nitto Denko Corp     2,432,725   
    860,100      Nomura Holdings Inc     5,930,231   
    144,286      North Pacific Bank Ltd     561,071   
    8,480      NTT Docomo Inc     13,556,371   
    14,700      Okinawa Electric Power Co     503,368   
    1,062      ORIX JREIT Inc (REIT)     1,118,679   
    35,879      Point Inc     1,682,555   
    2,123,400      Resona Holdings Inc     10,075,693   
    323,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     3,475,741   
    164,800      Round One Corp     923,051   
    29,000      Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     2,540,878   
    44,400      Sankyo Co Ltd     2,060,260   
    99,500      Sega Sammy Holdings Inc     2,368,158   
    77,000      Seino Holdings Co Ltd     683,960   
    14,800      Shimamura Co Ltd     1,506,060   
    1,369,000      Shinsei Bank Ltd     2,678,068   
    316,500      Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     3,128,445   
    43,686      SoftBank Corp     2,725,401   
    2,376,800      Sojitz Corp     4,221,538   
    856,000      Sumitomo Corp     10,783,807   
    183,200      Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     2,447,388   
    546,193      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     536,203   
    269,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     3,594,201   
    123,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     5,406,569   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    824,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     3,558,505   
    74,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     3,234,135   
    85,000      Suruga Bank Ltd     1,329,680   
    28,752      Suzuken Co Ltd     883,262   
    297,500      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     13,463,271   
    387,000      Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd     3,268,954   
    147,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     1,332,071   
    785,000      Tosoh Corp     2,785,678   
    325,600      Toyota Motor Corp     19,585,291   
    213,000      Toyota Tsusho Corp     4,867,614   
    289,200      UNY Co Ltd     1,838,467   
    2,417      Yahoo! Japan Corp     1,190,627   
    145,510      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     4,583,015   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     382,957,951   
     

 

 

 
    Malaysia — 0.1%  
    670,500      AMMB Holdings Berhad     1,515,418   
    800,800      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad     1,771,280   
    313,596      Hong Leong Bank Berhad     1,344,328   
     

 

 

 
    Total Malaysia     4,631,026   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 0.1%  
    370,900      America Movil SAB de CV     7,158,370   
    1,937,400      America Movil SAB de CV - Class L     1,874,903   
    11,800      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV     111,252   
    10,100      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR     953,238   
    175,600      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de
CV - Class O
    1,081,252   
    104,800      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico
SAB de CV
    1,429,472   
    200      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV - Class B     546   
    32,300      Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR     812,345   
    17,200      Grupo Televisa SAB - Series CPO     86,277   
    252,800      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV -Class V     605,464   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     14,113,119   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 0.4%  
    906,377      Aegon NV     6,451,741   
    48,281      CSM NV     1,142,283   
    943,623      ING Groep NV *     10,273,803   
    267,052      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     1,090,541   
    77,850      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     2,407,281   
    85,275      SNS REAAL NV * (c)       
    286,473      Unilever NV     10,778,730   
    187,600      VimpelCom Ltd Sponsored ADR     2,012,948   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     34,157,327   
     

 

 

 
 

 

12   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    New Zealand — 0.1%  
    321,916      Chorus Ltd     721,773   
    258,310      Fletcher Building Ltd     1,744,159   
    1,514,867      Telecom Corp of New Zealand     2,656,718   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     5,122,650   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.1%  
    401,906      DNB ASA     6,230,305   
    155,513      Golden Ocean Group Ltd *     197,716   
    132,501      StatoilHydro ASA     2,906,979   
    43,807      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     1,289,262   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     10,624,262   
     

 

 

 
    Peru — 0.1%  
    465,455      Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR     5,878,697   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 0.1%   
    1,001,340      BDO Unibank Inc     1,655,713   
    59,450      GT Capital Holdings Inc     1,029,685   
    593,866      Metropolitan Bank & Trust     1,081,068   
    20,415      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     1,306,710   
    5,700      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co Sponsored ADR     361,095   
    1,524,100      Puregold Price Club Inc     1,317,324   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     6,751,595   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 0.2%   
    1,579,123      Boryszew SA *     234,637   
    372,502      KGHM Polska Miedz SA     14,129,341   
    168,355      Synthos SA     230,734   
     

 

 

 
    Total Poland     14,594,712   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.1%   
    1,565,071      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     5,531,192   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 1.3%   
    9,364      Bashneft OAO     535,206   
    30,286      Gazprom Neft JSC Sponsored ADR     623,117   
    4,995,108      Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR     39,242,467   
    377,963      Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR     21,901,335   
    972      Magnit OJSC     216,712   
    31,154      Magnit OJSC GDR     1,727,660   
    12,461      MegaFon OAO GDR     420,697   
    204,500      Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR *     4,327,220   
    44,395      Moscow Exchange (The)     81,208   
    9,817      NovaTek OAO GDR     1,175,978   
    1,350,593      Rosneft OAO GDR (Registered Shares)     9,921,994   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Russia — continued   
    13,116      Rostelecom OJSC Sponsored ADR     242,859   
    1,798,320      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     18,956,870   
    68,631      Sistema JSFC GDR (Registered Shares)     1,519,589   
    690,153      Surgutneftegas OAO Sponsored ADR     5,375,593   
    83,587      Tatneft Sponsored ADR     3,165,264   
    388,994,452      VTB Bank OJSC     518,919   
    2,198,830      VTB Bank OJSC GDR (Registered Shares)     5,830,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     115,782,954   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 0.2%   
    825,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     873,327   
    1,111,085      Ezra Holdings Ltd *     720,766   
    10,838,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     4,745,601   
    176,000      Ho Bee Investment Ltd     280,716   
    3,748,000      Noble Group Ltd     2,369,067   
    330,000      Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     1,022,202   
    2,085,000      Singapore Telecommunications     5,725,030   
    696,000      Swiber Holdings Ltd     339,827   
    1,552,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     1,147,182   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     17,223,718   
     

 

 

 
    South Africa — 0.4%   
    1,569,030      African Bank Investments Ltd     2,493,542   
    105,867      AngloGold Ashanti Ltd Sponsored ADR *     1,415,442   
    97,032      Barclays Africa Group Ltd     1,292,689   
    35,993      Bidvest Group Ltd     884,539   
    92,830      Exxaro Resources Ltd     1,467,040   
    435,107      FirstRand Ltd     1,271,836   
    64,949      Foschini Group Ltd (The)     607,390   
    29,016      Gold Fields Ltd     150,003   
    28,014      Gold Fields Ltd Sponsored ADR     144,272   
    471,447      Growthpoint Properties Ltd     1,087,990   
    31,498      Imperial Holdings Ltd     637,340   
    77,273      Investec Ltd     499,817   
    408,125      MTN Group Ltd     7,454,865   
    108,616      Naspers Ltd - N Shares     8,947,084   
    29,392      Remgro Ltd     534,691   
    92,349      Sasol Ltd     4,323,946   
    1,647      Sasol Ltd Sponsored ADR     77,096   
    108,829      Standard Bank Group Ltd     1,211,124   
    243,807      Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd *     696,603   
    239,095      Telkom South Africa Ltd *     532,530   
    176,394      Vodacom Group Ltd     1,990,464   
    71,718      Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd     987,018   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     38,707,321   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   13


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — 2.5%   
    151,200      BS Financial Group Inc     1,930,852   
    6,046      CJ Corp     578,024   
    1,349      CJ O Shopping Co Ltd     404,298   
    23,216      Daelim Industrial Co Ltd     1,818,204   
    61,000      Daewoo Securities Co Ltd     509,262   
    34,200      Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Co Ltd
    906,248   
    38,770      DGB Financial Group Inc     540,803   
    46,900      Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     1,985,492   
    34,360      Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd     402,647   
    41,420      GS Engineering & Construction Corp     1,312,997   
    79,188      GS Holdings     4,022,527   
    287,801      Hana Financial Group Inc     9,031,421   
    8,589      Hankook Tire Co Ltd     443,978   
    44,960      Hankook Tire WorldwideCo Ltd     971,935   
    19,790      Hanwha Chem Corp     313,223   
    58,590      Hanwha Corp     1,713,299   
    13,023      Honam Petrochemical Corp     1,995,609   
    10,775      Hyosung Corp     686,223   
    24,554      Hyundai Engineering & Construction     1,262,669   
    16,860      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd     3,433,053   
    23,230      Hyundai Hysco Co Ltd     903,988   
    57,870      Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd     1,540,114   
    3,049      Hyundai Mipo Dockyard     368,008   
    44,216      Hyundai Mobis     11,068,175   
    76,876      Hyundai Motor Co     17,142,914   
    60,770      Hyundai Securities Co Ltd     309,998   
    45,627      Hyundai Steel Co     2,998,392   
    6,488      Hyundai Wia Corp     996,692   
    268,000      Industrial Bank of Korea     2,715,954   
    265,210      KB Financial Group Inc     8,460,699   
    5,700      KB Financial Group Inc ADR     180,177   
    275,156      Kia Motors Corp     16,554,100   
    17,597      Kolon Industries Inc     846,376   
    6,981      Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd     575,063   
    9,172      Korea Zinc Co Ltd     2,625,561   
    214,940      KT Corp     6,972,168   
    30,900      KT Corp Sponsored ADR     496,563   
    9,601      KT&G Corp     627,146   
    20,085      LG Chem Ltd     5,166,947   
    18,127      LG Corp     1,089,265   
    45,100      LG Display Co Ltd ADR *     585,398   
    36,357      LG Electronics Inc     2,357,526   
    24,950      LG Fashion Corp     578,691   
    28,460      LG International Corp     804,592   
    278,150      LG Uplus Corp *     3,265,126   
    52,810      LIG Insurance Co Ltd     1,167,131   
    4,515      Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     1,381,921   
    4,489      LS Corp     284,385   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued   
    9,068      Mando Corp     1,010,197   
    87,030      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     1,000,423   
    8,401      Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd     239,957   
    3,654      NCSoft Corp     529,790   
    18,977      O Media Holdings Co Ltd *     649,214   
    20,550      Poongsan Corp     470,819   
    22,295      POSCO     6,439,346   
    31,700      POSCO ADR     2,283,034   
    4,681      S-Oil Corp     322,157   
    10,013      Samsung C&T Corp     514,146   
    26,440      Samsung Card Co     860,079   
    18,520      Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd     1,354,792   
    32,806      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     40,220,499   
    2,634      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd GDR
(Registered Shares)
    1,604,568   
    31,499      Samsung Engineering Co Ltd     2,374,154   
    8,644      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     1,943,162   
    78,080      Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd     2,759,229   
    7,423      Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd     707,572   
    10,214      Samsung SDI Co Ltd     1,545,295   
    7,472      Samsung Securities Co Ltd     300,340   
    15,350      Seah Besteel Corp     408,295   
    229,510      Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd     8,341,113   
    3,285      Shinsegae Co Ltd     591,585   
    19,626      SK Chemicals Co Ltd     819,184   
    3,656      SK Gas Co Ltd     236,819   
    12,875      SK Holdings Co Ltd     2,160,048   
    61,201      SK Innovation Co Ltd     7,660,614   
    36,502      SK Telecom Co Ltd     7,269,150   
    108,900      SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     2,388,177   
    23,080      SL Corp     330,260   
    42,798      Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd     580,539   
    487,890      Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd     4,847,666   
    71,100      Woori Investment & Securities Co Ltd     691,560   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     229,779,617   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 1.5%  
    1,999,759      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     19,110,661   
    6,235,319      Banco Santander SA     44,060,226   
    435,437      Gas Natural SDG SA     8,525,718   
    2,406,511      Iberdrola SA     12,753,433   
    200,231      Indra Sistemas SA     2,904,042   
    649,432      Repsol YPF SA     15,070,566   
    2,492,840      Telefonica SA *     33,888,938   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     136,313,584   
     

 

 

 
    Sri Lanka — 0.0%  
    1,065,600      Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd * (d)     68,955   
     

 

 

 
 

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Sweden — 0.2%  
    85,889      Alliance Oil Co Ltd *     615,820   
    145,622      Investor AB     4,196,418   
    183,261      Nordea Bank AB     2,130,705   
    240,564      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     2,468,079   
    53,895      Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A     2,311,855   
    176,049      Swedbank AB A Shares     3,981,892   
    440,965      TeliaSonera AB     3,157,272   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     18,862,041   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 0.9%  
    16,375      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     1,554,466   
    167,219      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     4,819,990   
    183,016      Nestle SA (Registered)     11,977,335   
    457,685      Novartis AG (Registered)     33,342,196   
    114,741      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     28,600,926   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     80,294,913   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 1.2%  
    1,017,000      Acer Inc *     674,330   
    1,142,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     1,002,209   
    254,000      Advantech Co Ltd     1,286,910   
    623,000      Asustek Computer Inc     4,942,724   
    2,476,000      AU Optronics Corp *     966,981   
    401,000      Career Technology MFG Co Ltd     426,128   
    850,000      Catcher Technology Co Ltd     4,019,628   
    460,600      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd     1,181,449   
    268,000      Chipbond Technology Corp     596,394   
    1,978,470      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     6,239,937   
    500      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR     15,725   
    5,259,000      Compal Electronics Inc     3,524,546   
    799,000      Coretronic Corp     692,500   
    415,000      Delta Electronics Inc     1,868,337   
    1,462,600      E.Sun Financial Holding Co Ltd     922,658   
    344,000      Elan Microelectronics Corp     577,851   
    1,539,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd     3,883,868   
    332,062      Flexium Interconnect Inc     1,300,727   
    533,000      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     1,351,397   
    216,000      Gintech Energy Corp *     178,594   
    388,000      Highwealth Construction Corp     858,463   
    5,470,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     14,751,864   
    689,000      HTC Corp     3,582,052   
    191,000      ILI Technology Corp     441,836   
    49,000      Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp     178,377   
    31,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd     1,077,767   
    550,537      Lite-On Technology Corp     930,392   
    227,000      Makalot Industrial Co Ltd     1,221,039   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued   
    252,000      MediaTek Inc     3,075,820   
    54,000      MStar Semiconductor Inc     491,280   
    1,135,000      Neo Solar Power Corp *     841,907   
    189,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp     781,461   
    652,000      Pegatron Corp *     1,002,776   
    116,000      Phison Electronics Corp     810,022   
    171,000      Pou Chen Corp     186,260   
    1,182,000      Powertech Technology Inc     2,148,972   
    977,000      Qisda Corp *     227,194   
    1,324,000      Quanta Computer Inc     2,772,182   
    639,020      Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp     2,015,482   
    205,330      Realtek Semiconductor Corp     452,889   
    488,000      Shin Kong Financial Holding Co Ltd *     163,916   
    58,332      Silicon Motion Technology Corp ADR     650,985   
    471,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co     526,953   
    193,000      Simplo Technology Co Ltd     917,347   
    590,000      Synnex Technology International Corp     925,364   
    4,778,927      Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,050,886   
    1,381,000      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     4,966,345   
    482,044      Taiwan PCB Techvest Co Ltd     568,089   
    741,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,456,694   
    729,600      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     12,082,176   
    292,085      TPK Holding Co Ltd     3,081,515   
    560,000      Tripod Technology Corp     1,102,817   
    1,061,000      Unimicron Technology Corp     856,481   
    2,582,000      United Microelectronics Corp     1,054,985   
    2,734,522      Wistron Corp     2,441,395   
    781,000      WPG Holdings Co Ltd     892,976   
    511,000      Yungtay Engineering Co Ltd     1,179,012   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     109,418,864   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.4%  
    454,000      Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     3,369,699   
    830,100      Bangchak Petroleum Pcl     815,552   
    689,760      Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Pcl -Class F     2,752,051   
    189,050      Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,617,431   
    1,643,840      BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund     477,474   
    1,227,300      Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (Foreign Registered)     882,618   
    409,750      Electricity Generating Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,636,746   
    1,407,300      Esso Thailand Pcl (Foreign Registered)     269,710   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Thailand — continued   
    685,900      Glow Energy Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,333,234   
    753,700      PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered)     3,887,421   
    940,900      PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered)     9,530,086   
    293,000      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (c)     451,776   
    627,500      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding
Pcl NVDR
    967,539   
    160,600      Shin Corp Pcl     377,449   
    110,700      Shin Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered) (c)     263,688   
    98,300      Siam Cement Pcl NVDR     1,195,908   
    990,900      Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,670,584   
    3,056,100      Thai Tap Water Supply Pcl (Foreign Registered)     927,987   
    168,900      Thanachart Capital Pcl (Foreign Registered)     168,513   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     32,595,466   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 0.2%  
    748,674      Akbank TAS     2,468,824   
    1,261,875      Asya Katilim Bankasi AS *     1,090,553   
    372,303      EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS     405,145   
    154,832      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     654,822   
    244,066      Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Ve Uretim AS *     477,955   
    156,887      KOC Holding AS     628,321   
    82,035      Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS *     1,116,552   
    471,890      Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     1,428,998   
    737,887      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS *     3,854,957   
    11,300      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR *     148,708   
    1,657,660      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     5,668,805   
    13,165      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     83,243   
    287,709      Turkiye IS Bankasi - Class C     668,578   
    338,811      Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO - Class D     657,448   
    1,243,120      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     2,447,746   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     21,800,655   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 5.4%  
    46,672      Admiral Group Plc     913,324   
    150,290      Amlin Plc     913,691   
    181,639      Ashtead Group Plc     1,810,403   
    977,794      AstraZeneca Plc     48,144,047   
    805,969      Aviva Plc     4,824,258   
    1,929,676      BAE Systems Plc     13,009,169   
    642,176      Balfour Beatty Plc     2,453,117   
    6,650,217      Barclays Plc     29,131,983   
    435,156      Barratt Developments Plc *     2,048,682   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    105,141      BG Group Plc     2,000,635   
    411,749      BHP Billiton Plc     11,975,879   
    8,798,383      BP Plc     60,839,214   
    200,289      British American Tobacco Plc     10,127,537   
    969,500      BT Group Plc     4,882,903   
    76,937      Bunzl Plc     1,623,696   
    60,735      Cape Plc     238,888   
    138,071      Catlin Group Ltd     999,811   
    353,898      Cobham Plc     1,562,666   
    389,129      Darty Plc     486,344   
    664,963      Debenhams Plc     1,104,689   
    2,967,213      Dixons Retail Plc *     1,897,499   
    222,216      Drax Group Plc     2,401,851   
    23,149      Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR     892,426   
    1,004,114      Firstgroup Plc     1,785,919   
    1,525,649      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     38,909,478   
    35,713      Globaltrans Investment Plc     475,377   
    1,033,742      Home Retail Group Plc     2,280,779   
    151,972      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     5,024,822   
    219,913      Inchcape Plc     2,006,231   
    59,057      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     1,653,921   
    195,705      Intermediate Capital Group Plc     1,327,735   
    30,380      JD Wetherspoon Plc     334,383   
    89,034      Lancashire Holdings Ltd     992,451   
    1,216,595      Legal & General Group Plc     3,524,305   
    14,342,455      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     16,132,711   
    1,825,008      Man Group Plc     2,305,652   
    334,848      Marks & Spencer Group Plc     2,447,845   
    60,888      Micro Focus International Plc     747,151   
    151,085      National Express Group Plc     618,639   
    48,253      Next Plc     3,659,767   
    350,550      Prudential Plc     5,863,317   
    141,152      Punch Taverns Plc *     28,264   
    78,469      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     5,332,690   
    542,876      Rio Tinto Plc     24,510,727   
    186,294      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     3,213,142   
    1,215,018      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     6,276,824   
    1,609,887      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     52,066,923   
    834,296      Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     28,080,722   
    186,857      Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     4,527,184   
    184,450      Spirit Pub Co Plc     211,811   
    364,752      Standard Life Plc     1,874,010   
    2,241,423      Tesco Plc     12,737,891   
    1,572,110      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     3,437,872   
    495,629      TUI Travel Plc     2,646,297   
    41,570      Unilever Plc     1,585,053   
    14,411,833      Vodafone Group Plc     46,427,947   
    510,542      William Hill Plc     3,286,136   
 

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued   
    192,131      WPP Plc     3,559,329   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     494,176,017   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 17.1%  
    243,700      3M Co.     27,679,446   
    837,500      Abbott Laboratories     27,913,875   
    48,800      Allergan, Inc.     4,312,944   
    24,200      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     1,377,464   
    122,300      Amgen, Inc.     13,323,362   
    47,500      Apple, Inc.     23,134,875   
    122,700      Baxter International, Inc.     8,535,012   
    73,200      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     7,128,216   
    48,500      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     3,576,390   
    392,600      Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.     16,367,494   
    27,400      Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,377,672   
    610,500      Chevron Corp.     73,522,515   
    36,400      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     2,160,340   
    2,029,900      Cisco Systems, Inc.     47,316,969   
    2,149,800      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     82,079,364   
    562,800      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     32,512,956   
    20,100      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     2,628,678   
    76,600      Costco Wholesale Corp.     8,569,242   
    29,900      CTC Media Inc     320,528   
    129,400      CVS Caremark Corp.     7,511,670   
    18,000      Danaher Corp.     1,179,360   
    349,500      Eli Lilly & Co.     17,964,300   
    300,700      EMC Corp.     7,752,046   
    776,400      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     49,596,432   
    221,900      Exxon Mobil Corp.     19,340,804   
    149,000      General Mills, Inc.     7,348,680   
    125,800      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     7,581,966   
    106,300      Google, Inc. - Class A *     90,025,470   
    1,136,800      Hewlett-Packard Co.     25,396,112   
    363,000      International Business Machines Corp.     66,164,010   
    67,800      Intuit, Inc.     4,307,334   
    1,063,800      Johnson & Johnson     91,922,958   
    85,900      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     8,029,932   
    64,100      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     6,135,652   
    268,100      Lorillard, Inc.     11,340,630   
    19,900      Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     12,060,992   
    391,500      McDonald’s Corp.     36,941,940   
    14,300      McKesson Corp.     1,736,163   
    506,300      Medtronic, Inc.     26,201,025   
    724,200      Merck & Co., Inc.     34,247,418   
    2,722,800      Microsoft Corp.     90,941,520   
    192,900      Nike, Inc. - Class B     12,117,978   
    2,586,800      Oracle Corp.     82,415,448   
    728,400      PepsiCo, Inc.     58,075,332   
    2,847,500      Pfizer, Inc.     80,327,975   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued   
    842,400      Philip Morris International, Inc.     70,289,856   
    972,200      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     75,724,658   
    255,700      Qualcomm, Inc.     16,947,796   
    79,800      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     4,677,876   
    114,400      Southern Copper Corp.     3,146,000   
    102,600      Stryker Corp.     6,862,914   
    245,700      Sysco Corp.     7,867,314   
    361,100      Target Corp.     22,861,241   
    77,000      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     4,059,440   
    278,500      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     19,979,590   
    50,700      Visa, Inc. - Class A     8,843,094   
    186,100      Walgreen Co.     8,945,827   
    804,600      Wal–Mart Stores, Inc.     58,719,708   
    27,000      Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,890,540   
    135,600      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     10,724,604   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     1,562,040,947   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $4,072,343,602)     4,131,237,754   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS (a) — 1.0%   
    Brazil — 0.7%   
    26,200      AES Tiete SA, 9.84%     220,717   
    449,790      Banco Bradesco SA, 0.24%     5,223,781   
    428,310      Banco Bradesco SA ADR, 0.29%     4,976,962   
    150,900      Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA - Class B, 1.13%     903,142   
    279,950      Bradespar SA, 2.09%     2,894,598   
    34,800      Braskem SA - Class A *     255,974   
    48,200      Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, 2.70%     1,676,396   
    105,000      Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais Sponsored ADR, 6.77%     818,542   
    6,600      Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, 3.20%     230,147   
    19,700      Companhia Paranaense de Energia -Class B, 1.70%     235,728   
    117,000      Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA, 0.04%     357,480   
    162,800      Gerdau SA, 0.46%     1,170,192   
    215,100      Gerdau SA ADR, 0.52%     1,544,418   
    73,200      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA *     259,550   
    666,260      Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 0.62%     8,098,049   
    537,360      Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, 0.65%     6,539,671   
    2,137,870      Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, 0.73%     7,490,766   
    59,500      Klabin SA, 4.04%     306,983   
    161,800      Metalurgica Gerdau SA, 0.38%     1,435,615   
    220,100      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), 4.67%     1,549,773   
    109,795      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, 1.03%     432,563   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Brazil — continued   
    64,000      Telefonica Brasil SA, 2.96%     1,246,765   
    78,400      Telefonica Brasil SA ADR, 3.44%     1,546,832   
    34,200      Tim Participacoes SA ADR     674,424   
    470,700      Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA *     2,033,956   
    1,518,900      Vale SA, 0.48%     19,798,315   
    253,300      Vale SA Sponsored ADR, 2.86%     3,287,834   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     75,209,173   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 0.1%  
    72,501      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.15%     6,100,849   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.1%  
    1,062,224      Sberbank, 4.56%     2,229,723   
    6,071,773      Surgutneftegas OJSC, 7.01%     4,096,704   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     6,326,427   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.1%  
    18,532      Hyundai Motor Co, 1.81%     1,863,022   
    17,891      Hyundai Motor Co, 1.86%     1,670,288   
    2,749      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non-Voting), 0.91%     2,267,351   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     5,800,661   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $104,029,379)     93,437,110   
     

 

 

 
Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (a) — 8.2%   
    Money Market Funds — 3.9%   
    355,868,646      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.00% (e)     355,868,646   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 4.3%   
    50,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/14/13 (f) (g)     49,998,250   
    86,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%, due 02/06/14 (f) (g)     85,985,122   
    150,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.07%, due 04/03/14 (f) (g)     149,940,300   
    107,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.08%, due 05/29/14 (f)     106,936,228   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     392,859,900   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $748,621,650)
    748,728,546   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%
(Cost $9,155,569,799)
    9,184,004,901   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) —(0.5%)     (43,737,940
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $9,140,266,961   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts (a)

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/03/2013   BCLY     BRL        192,933,949        USD        87,427,021      $ 7,114,395   
10/03/2013  

BOA

    BRL        96,102,757        USD        42,196,600        2,191,900   
09/03/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        104,787,523        USD        102,594,100        3,109,126   
09/03/2013   MSCI     CAD        52,387,487        USD        51,290,787        1,554,257   
11/05/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        77,812,625        USD        74,134,798        372,149   
11/05/2013  

DB

    CAD        79,362,385        USD        75,606,698        374,951   
10/15/2013   BCLY     CHF        20,047,627        USD        21,642,322        89,321   
10/15/2013   GS     CHF        9,793,210        USD        10,599,228        70,648   
10/15/2013   JPM     CHF        10,169,872        USD        10,977,071        43,545   
10/15/2013   MSCI     CHF        19,933,805        USD        21,542,691        112,060   
10/22/2013   BBH     EUR        93,014,000        USD        124,274,145        1,321,464   
10/22/2013   BCLY     EUR        209,935,378        USD        278,246,575        738,701   
10/22/2013   DB     EUR        69,874,791        USD        92,648,732        283,143   
10/22/2013   MSCI     EUR        139,438,518        USD        184,842,913        522,923   
09/17/2013   BCLY     GBP        104,809,462        USD        161,684,187        (722,730
09/17/2013   JPM     GBP        96,176,904        USD        147,642,200        (1,388,185
09/17/2013   MSCI     GBP        93,182,487        USD        145,861,101        1,470,698   
09/27/2013   BOA     IDR        211,216,335,000        USD        20,373,911        1,098,742   

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/25/2013   BCLY     JPY        9,432,005,567        USD        99,315,423      $ 3,242,908   
09/25/2013   GS     JPY        8,105,537,841        USD        80,807,300        (1,754,081
09/25/2013   JPM     JPY        9,825,005,798        USD        103,392,055        3,316,519   
09/25/2013   MSCI     JPY        9,881,587,511        USD        103,974,027        3,322,161   
11/01/2013   BCLY     KRW        95,274,609,847        USD        84,952,840        (564,144
11/01/2013   JPM     KRW        95,332,127,740        USD        85,023,079        (545,532
09/11/2013   BCLY     NZD        38,705,442        USD        30,851,527        954,166   
09/11/2013   DB     NZD        38,557,371        USD        30,747,190        964,204   
09/11/2013   JPM     NZD        36,139,630        USD        28,132,100        216,657   
09/25/2013   BCLY     RUB        3,183,304,588        USD        96,648,033        1,526,409   
09/23/2013   BCLY     TWD        1,668,620,855        USD        55,881,475        105,693   
09/03/2013   BCLY     USD        74,248,688        CAD        77,812,625        (373,605
09/03/2013   DB     USD        75,723,131        CAD        79,362,385        (376,710
09/11/2013   JPM     USD        38,066,000        NZD        48,976,178        (235,183
10/01/2013   JPM     USD        5,913,197        SGD        7,424,652        (92,475
11/22/2013   DB     USD        38,930,379        CNY        240,694,857        227,753   
           

 

 

 
            $ 28,291,848   
           

 

 

 
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Futures Contracts (a)

Number
of
Contracts

  Type   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
115   DAX   September 2013   $ 30,779,138      $ (322,094
21   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     2,306,929        (62,837
518   S&P 500
E-Mini
Index
  September 2013     42,250,670        74,250   
30   SPI 200   September 2013     3,401,770        29,606   
46   TOPIX   September 2013     5,131,478        (168,894
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 83,869,985      $ (449,969
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Number
of
Contracts

  Type   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sales        
62   S&P
Toronto 60
  September 2013   $ 8,538,591      $ (302,299
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $   8,538,591      $ (302,299
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Written Options (a)

Index Options

 

Contract
Number

  Expiration
Date
 

Description

  Premiums     Market
Value
 

Put

    383      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,750   $ 249,681      $ (328,001

Put

    402      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,800     282,858        (495,716

Put

    2,452      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,825     1,287,641        (3,632,341

Put

    25      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,625     57,519        (84,217

Put

    341      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,475     513,603        (682,672

Put

    18      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,500     29,640        (39,679

Put

    172      HKD   9/27/2013   Hang Seng, Strike 21,600     532,748        (499,291

Put

    466      JPY   9/13/2013   Nikkei 225, Strike 13,625     1,919,884        (2,425,861

Put

    50      JPY   9/13/2013   Nikkei 225, Strike 14,000     249,139        (399,074

Put

    818      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,660     2,155,010        (3,390,610

Put

    6      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,635     12,822        (15,000

Put

    3      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,685     12,231        (17,100

Put

    48      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,690     136,654        (311,520

Put

    37      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,705     99,788        (288,970

Put

    31      AUD   9/19/2013   S&P ASX 200, Strike 5,000     27,183        (9,177

Put

    64      AUD   9/19/2013   S&P ASX 200, Strike 5,100     63,089        (38,052

Put

    204      CAD   9/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 710     24,114        (5,132

Put

    6      CAD   9/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 720     768        (453

Put

    237      CAD   9/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 725     36,025        (22,051

Put

    2,320      CAD   9/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 730     237,184        (267,616)   

Put

    287      AUD   9/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,150     255,430        (237,832

Put

    224      AUD   9/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,125     186,208        (164,721

Put

    22      AUD   9/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,075     25,494        (10,976
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 8,394,713      $ (13,366,062)   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, 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.   19


GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is owned by GMO Implementation Fund, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund.

 

(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) The security is restricted as to resale.

 

(e) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(f) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(g) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swap contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any (Note 4).

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

20   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Benchmark-Free Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    56.8

Debt Obligations

    21.5   

Short-Term Investments

    12.0   

Futures Contracts

    5.8   

Preferred Stocks

    1.2   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Investment Funds

    0.1   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Options Purchased

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (0.0 )^ 

Swap Contracts

    (0.1

Written Options

    (0.2

Other

    2.7   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    48.7

Emerging***

    18.4   

United Kingdom

    9.4   

Japan

    5.2   

France

    4.5   

Germany

    2.7   

Spain

    2.3   

Italy

    1.9   

Australia

    1.7   

Switzerland

    1.4   

Hong Kong

    0.7   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Canada

    0.4   

Sweden

    0.4   

Singapore

    0.3   

Belgium

    0.2   

Finland

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.2   

Norway

    0.2   

Austria

    0.1   

Greece

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Israel

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust (“underlying funds”) except for GMO Alpha Only.

 

** The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds, except for GMO Alpha Only Fund and GMO Special Situations Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of
  securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       21


GMO Benchmark-Free Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    8,705,374      GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     209,799,521   
    7,959,958      GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund     246,679,084   
    20,619,353      GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI     497,338,803   
    38,161,995      GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III     935,732,106   
    6,077,309      GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI     165,363,584   
    18,485,509      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     177,091,175   
    48,045,601      GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     496,791,516   
    39,934,999      GMO Quality Fund, Class VI     990,387,986   
    23,853,594      GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI     242,113,979   
    930,632      GMO Special Situations Fund,
Class VI
    24,159,220   
    5,350,790      GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     85,666,150   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $3,954,399,955)     4,071,123,124   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   
    60,321      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     60,321   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $60,321)     60,321   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $3,954,460,276)     4,071,183,445   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (89,439
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $4,071,094,006   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

22   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    61.3

Debt Obligations

    22.9   

Short-Term Investments

    12.8   

Futures Contracts

    7.5   

Preferred Stocks

    1.0   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Options Purchased

    0.1   

Investment Funds

    0.1   

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (0.1

Written Options

    (0.1

Swap Contracts

    (0.2

Other

    (5.5
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    49.3

Emerging***

    14.8   

United Kingdom

    10.3   

France

    4.9   

Japan

    4.6   

Germany

    2.9   

Spain

    2.7   

Italy

    2.2   

Australia

    1.8   

Switzerland

    1.8   

Sweden

    0.8   

Canada

    0.7   

Hong Kong

    0.7   

Netherlands

    0.5   

New Zealand

    0.5   

Singapore

    0.4   

Belgium

    0.2   

Finland

    0.2   

Norway

    0.2   

Austria

    0.1   

Greece

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Israel

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.0

Ghana

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    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 and GMO Special Situations Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both
  investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       23


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.6%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 99.6%   
    19,444,471      GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     468,611,748   
    11,345,701      GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund     351,603,286   
    20,401,149      GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI      492,075,713   
    11,050,815      GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III     270,965,989   
    4,592,091      GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI     124,950,803   
    2,613,301      GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI     38,206,460   
    17,798,310      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     170,507,814   
    41,778,568      GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     431,990,393   
    2,806,699      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     73,956,514   
    43,269,893      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     968,380,195   
    11,907,298      GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI     120,859,078   
    937,014      GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI     24,324,893   
    15,368,407      GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     246,048,193   
    100,331,780      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     1,091,609,770   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $4,789,654,563)       4,874,090,849   
     

 

 

 
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.4%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 0.4%   
    Airlines — 0.0%   
    407,138      Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 0.66%, due 05/15/24     166,926   
     

 

 

 
    Business Loans — 0.1%   
    53,967      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.54%, due 04/25/34     49,110   
    41,439      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.55%, due 01/25/35     36,881   
    208,623      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     167,942   
    194,920      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 07/25/37     151,063   
    679,747      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.48%, due 12/25/37     652,557   
    214,283      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 05/28/39     97,499   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Business Loans — continued  
    214,283      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.48%, due 05/28/39     80,892   
    253,517      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.18%, due 02/28/40     174,065   
    46,020      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 05/15/32     43,259   
    87,175      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.42%, due 11/15/33     79,329   
    148,499      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/25/30     135,885   
    112,555      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 09/25/30     99,048   
    36,350      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.03%, due 10/25/37     36,230   
     

 

 

 
    Total Business Loans     1,803,760   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS — 0.0%   
    355,027      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 12/15/20     346,152   
    254,989      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38     258,814   
    95,450      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 1.26%, due 03/06/20     95,154   
    249,386      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.83%, due 05/12/39     250,458   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS     950,578   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS Collateralized Debt
Obligations — 0.0%
  
    499,812      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     500   
    478,681      Marathon Real Estate CDO,
Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 05/25/46
    449,960   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     450,460   
     

 

 

 
 

 

24   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Insured Business Loans — 0.0%   
    141,237      CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.62%, due 10/25/30     102,467   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 0.0%   
    26,667      GE Seaco Finance SRL, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/17/19     26,627   
    456,395      Henderson Receivables LLC,
Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 09/15/41
    432,524   
    456,076      Henderson Receivables LLC,
Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 12/15/41
    434,608   
    95,774      TIB Card Receivables Fund, Series 2005-B, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/05/14     86,196   
    100,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series 1999B, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/30     31,850   
    900,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     176,085   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Other     1,187,890   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.0%    
    49,563      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.60%, due 07/25/34     45,846   
    60,164      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 03-HE3, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.56%, due 12/25/33     55,952   
    16,367      Quest Trust, Series 04-X1, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 03/25/34     15,548   
    157,604      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 11/25/35
    145,784   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     263,130   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.0%    
    10,988      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.52%, due 10/25/34     9,422   
    27,228      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.51%, due 01/25/35     21,783   
    197,276      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/15/37     153,185   
    126,710      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 04-HE3, Class A3, FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.41%, due 10/25/34     106,386   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    4,284      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.64%, due 07/25/29     4,172   
    7,380      GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.74%, due 08/15/30     6,126   
    2,584      Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 12/25/32     2,248   
    9,233      Lehman ABS Corp., Series 04-2, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.62%, due 06/25/34     8,333   
     

 

 

 
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     311,655   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Time Share — 0.0%   
    107,222      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 09/20/19     107,212   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.2%    
    37,311      Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A1B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/35     34,839   
    67,766      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.46%, due 02/25/36     24,226   
    96,598      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 03/25/36     90,561   
    619,232      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.36%, due 10/25/36     318,904   
    138,544      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 05/25/36     87,283   
    20,016      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 06/25/36     10,458   
    312,775      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-OP1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 04/25/36     280,715   
    94,438      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 09/25/35     36,358   
    235,679      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.38%, due 06/25/36     84,845   
    301,619      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.52%, due 06/25/36     105,567   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   25


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    125,896      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-HE1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.27%, due 01/25/37     42,805   
    97,882      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.25%, due 11/25/36     35,238   
    354,853      Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.58%, due 05/25/37     18,186   
    77,694      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 04-W8, Class A5, 1 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 1.22%, due 05/25/34     73,785   
    1,258,160      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 07/25/36     516,632   
    227,448      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36     90,979   
    309,778      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 03/25/36     148,693   
    237,145      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     86,262   
    229,839      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 10/25/36     185,756   
    425,816      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 05/25/37     370,460   
    97,021      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 11/25/36     61,822   
    277,918      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 11/25/36     109,639   
    47,371      Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 02/25/37     21,033   
    1,098,007      Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 02/25/37     955,595   
    219,276      Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 06/25/36     215,987   
    2,247      Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 04/25/33     2,164   
    359,331      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 12/25/36     164,394   
    780,634      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.32%, due 02/25/37     728,956   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    17,528      Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 04/25/34     13,045   
    303,226      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 04/25/36     226,283   
    116,942      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 05/25/36     65,323   
    47,231      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.28%, due 08/25/36     19,512   
    551,058      Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 08/25/36     217,668   
    77,395      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.49%, due 01/20/35     75,364   
    72,193      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 01/20/35     70,614   
    209,902      Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 01/20/36     204,786   
    834,923      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 12/25/36     397,340   
    439,676      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36     304,475   
    348,818      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/36     185,745   
    667,525      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 08/25/36     230,296   
    436,531      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.34%, due 10/25/36     234,090   
    175,673      Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.50%, due 03/25/36     37,331   
    53,143      Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 04-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.98%, due 08/25/34     48,892   
    268,092      Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 11/25/36     106,232   
    170,710      People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 12/25/35     130,695   
    9,319      Saxon Asset Securities Trust,
Series 04-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 03/25/35
    6,533   
 

 

26   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — continued    
    4,206      SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.44%, due 10/25/35     4,199   
    464,212      Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/25/37     259,773   
    103,994      Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 01/25/36     100,875   
    26,965      Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35     26,358   
    459,545      Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.58%, due 06/25/37     219,433   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     8,087,004   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 0.0%    
    114,400      Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 07/20/38     112,698   
    183,532      Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.33%, due 04/19/38     179,109   
    36,772      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.78%, due 09/27/35     34,825   
    295,282      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 03/14/36     282,435   
    24,730      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.67%, due 12/08/36     23,733   
    33,884      Interstar Millennium Trust,
Series 06-2GA, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.56%, due 05/27/38
    32,161   
    22,119      Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.34%, due 05/10/36     22,029   
    140,047      Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.32%, due 06/14/37     137,829   
    126,876      National RMBS Trust, Series 06-3, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.34%, due 10/20/37     125,864   
    152,790      Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.40%, due 02/21/38     149,536   
    145,282      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 06/12/40     145,255   
    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — continued    
    16,138      Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.41%, due 01/12/37     16,125   
    120,762      Westpac Securitization Trust,
Series 07-1G, Class A2A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.31%, due 05/21/38
    119,886   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     1,381,485   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 0.1%    
    305,776      Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.49%, due 09/20/66     278,707   
    550,187      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     527,794   
    76,884      Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.26%, due 12/20/54     75,279   
    36,862      Granite Mortgages Plc, Series 04-3, Class 2A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.55%, due 09/20/44     36,530   
    162,778      Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.39%, due 12/10/43     158,709   
    73,394      Leek Finance Plc, Series 17A, Class A2B, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.55%, due 12/21/37     75,871   
    290,924      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.48%, due 11/15/38     254,276   
    204,597      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 09/15/39     178,490   
    185,400      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 0.68%, due 05/15/34     164,320   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     1,749,976   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%    
    16,626      Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.48%, due 08/25/35     13,300   
    51,103      Mellon Residential Funding Corp., Series 04-TBC1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 02/26/34     44,667   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     57,967   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   27


GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Student Loans — 0.0%   
    700,000      College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.52%, due 01/25/24     682,500   
    284,596      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.35%, due 12/23/19     284,223   
     

 

 

 
    Total Student Loans     966,723   
     

 

 

 
    Time Share — 0.0%   
    44,852      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.18%, due 02/20/20     45,441   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     17,632,674   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government Agency — 0.0%   
    14,976      Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series B, 6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill +.35%, 0.42%, due 05/01/14 (a)     14,907   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $16,889,550)     17,647,581   
     

 

 

 
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.0%   
    289,449      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (b)     289,449   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $289,449)     289,449   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $4,806,833,562)     4,892,027,879   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (356,498
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $4,891,671,381   
     

 

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

 

(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) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

28   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    95.6

Short-Term Investments

    2.4   

Preferred Stocks

    1.4   

Investment Funds

    0.1   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Swap Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Other

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    40.5

Emerging***

    13.4   

United Kingdom

    12.1   

Japan

    9.6   

France

    6.1   

Germany

    3.3   

Spain

    3.2   

Italy

    2.6   

Switzerland

    2.3   

Australia

    2.0   

Hong Kong

    0.8   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Singapore

    0.6   

Sweden

    0.6   

Canada

    0.4   

Finland

    0.4   

Norway

    0.3   

Austria

    0.2   

Belgium

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.2   

Greece

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Israel

    0.1   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Portugal

    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 and includes exposure through the use of derivative financial instruments, if any. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    8,511,567      GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III     208,703,617   
    33,299,373      GMO Emerging Markets Fund,
Class VI
    344,315,512   
    7,867,033      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     207,296,325   
    31,886,695      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     713,624,240   
    5,721,535      GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     89,599,239   
    93,943,725      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     1,022,107,724   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,499,881,779)     2,585,646,657   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   
    44,445      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     44,445   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $44,445)     44,445   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $2,499,926,224)     2,585,691,102   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (58,163
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,585,632,939   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

30   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    95.1

Preferred Stocks

    2.5   

Short-Term Investments

    1.6   

Investment Funds

    0.2   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Swap Contracts

    (0.1

Other

    0.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

Emerging***

    23.3

United Kingdom

    19.1   

Japan

    16.7   

France

    9.4   

Germany

    5.7   

Spain

    5.1   

Italy

    4.1   

Australia

    3.6   

Switzerland

    3.5   

Hong Kong

    1.4   

Netherlands

    1.2   

Singapore

    1.1   

Sweden

    1.1   

Canada

    0.9   

Finland

    0.7   

Norway

    0.6   

Denmark

    0.5   

Belgium

    0.4   

Austria

    0.3   

Ireland

    0.3   

Israel

    0.3   

Greece

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.2   

Portugal

    0.2   

United States

    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 and includes exposure through the use of derivative financial instruments, if any. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    37,129,158      GMO Emerging Markets Fund,
Class VI
    383,915,491   
    13,269,729      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     349,657,347   
    40,327,917      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     902,538,787   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,520,088,871)     1,636,111,625   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   
    28,912      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     28,912   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $28,912)     28,912   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $1,520,117,783)     1,636,140,537   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (54,146
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,636,086,391   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

32   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.7

Short-Term Investments

    2.1   

Preferred Stocks

    0.7   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.1   

Investment Funds

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Swap Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Other

    0.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United Kingdom

    24.2

Japan

    21.4   

France

    11.9   

Germany

    7.3   

Spain

    6.4   

Italy

    5.2   

Australia

    4.7   

Switzerland

    4.6   

Emerging***

    1.9   

Hong Kong

    1.9   

Netherlands

    1.6   

Sweden

    1.5   

Singapore

    1.4   

Canada

    1.2   

Finland

    0.9   

Denmark

    0.7   

Norway

    0.7   

Belgium

    0.6   

Austria

    0.4   

Ireland

    0.4   

Israel

    0.4   

New Zealand

    0.3   

Greece

    0.2   

Portugal

    0.2   

United States

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    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 and includes exposure through the use of derivative financial instruments, if any. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

       33


GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    1,865,197      GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     19,286,134   
    11,349,096      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     299,048,685   
    31,517,713      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     705,366,413   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

(COST $914,959,927)

    1,023,701,232   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   
    36,747      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     36,747   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $36,747)     36,747   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $914,996,674)
    1,023,737,979   
    Other Assets and Liabilities
(net) — (0.0%)
    (40,925
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,023,697,054   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

34   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Short-Term Investments

    60.5

Debt Obligations

    26.4   

Mutual Funds

    8.5   

Forward Currency Contracts

    4.8   

Other

    (0.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 

 

       35


GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value ($)     Description   Value ($)  
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 26.4%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 17.4%   
  Residential Asset-Backed Securities
(Canada) 
¿ — 17.4%
   

CAD

    10,237,953      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A1, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     8,553,498   

CAD

    7,753,600      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A2, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     6,330,671   

CAD

    1,408,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Zero Coupon, Class B, due 07/15/56     1,082,768   

CAD

    600,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Zero Coupon, Class C, due 07/15/56     427,229   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Asset-Backed Securities (Canada)     16,394,166   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     16,394,166   
     

 

 

 
  Convertible Debt — 9.0%   
  Bank Loans — 9.0%   

USD

    1,521,789      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B1, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     1,514,180   

USD

    3,124,861      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     3,070,176   

USD

    3,840,000      Springleaf Financial Funding Co. Term Loan B, 5.50%, due 05/10/17     3,840,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Bank Loans     8,424,356   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

(COST $24,946,875)

    24,818,522   
     

 

 

 
Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 8.5%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 8.5%   
    320,378      GMO U.S. Treasury Fund     8,009,449   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

(COST $8,012,651)

    8,009,449   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 60.5%   
    Money Market Funds — 60.5%   
    56,905,250      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     56,905,250   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $56,905,250)
    56,905,250   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 95.4%
(Cost $89,864,776)
    89,733,221   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 4.6%     4,357,162   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $94,090,383   
     

 

 

 
 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/03/2013   BCLY     CAD        86,279,202        USD        84,473,196      $ 2,559,969   
09/03/2013  

MSCI

    CAD        43,134,434        USD        42,231,442        1,279,733   
09/27/2013   DB     IDR        79,088,204,000        USD        7,619,287        401,861   
09/17/2013  

DB

    INR        1,899,821,120        USD        30,866,306        2,217,095   
09/23/2013  

JPM

    MYR        25,169,536        USD        7,856,887        203,567   
09/11/2013   BCLY     NZD        33,016,405        USD        26,316,881        813,920   
09/11/2013   DB     NZD        32,890,099        USD        26,227,880        822,482   
09/25/2013  

DB

    PHP        326,898,980        USD        7,514,055        185,084   
10/01/2013  

JPM

    SGD        21,326,389        USD        16,784,661        65,359   
09/26/2013   BCLY     THB        235,081,540        USD        7,521,406        227,691   
09/03/2013   BCLY     USD        98,617,864        CAD        104,413,636        512,143   
09/26/2013  

BCLY

    USD        7,556,462        THB        235,081,540        (262,747
09/11/2013  

BOA

    USD        15,428,920        NZD        20,000,000        19,740   
09/23/2013   BOA     USD        7,915,695        MYR        25,169,536        (262,375
09/27/2013   BOA     USD        7,628,842        IDR        79,088,204,000        (411,415
09/03/2013  

DB

    USD        23,666,219        CAD        25,000,000        68,709   
09/11/2013  

DB

    USD        35,410,262        NZD        45,906,504        49,437   
09/17/2013   DB     USD        32,207,455        INR        1,899,821,120        (3,558,243
09/25/2013  

DB

    USD        7,530,499        PHP        326,898,980        (201,528
10/01/2013  

JPM

    USD        16,984,923        SGD        21,326,389        (265,622
           

 

 

 
            $ 4,464,860   
           

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

36   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    75.4

Debt Obligations

    17.1   

Short-Term Investments

    4.8   

Preferred Stocks

    0.3   

Loan Participations

    0.1   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.0

Loan Assignments

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Options Purchased

    0.0

Investment Funds

    0.0

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (0.0 )^ 

Swap Contracts

    (0.1

Written Options

    (0.1

Other

    2.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    47.1

United Kingdom

    11.9   

Japan

    9.7   

France

    6.4   

Emerging***

    6.2   

Germany

    3.4   

Spain

    3.4   

Italy

    2.8   

Australia

    2.1   

Switzerland

    1.9   

Hong Kong

    0.8   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Canada

    0.6   

Sweden

    0.6   

Singapore

    0.5   

Finland

    0.3   

Norway

    0.3   

Austria

    0.2   

Belgium

    0.2   

Greece

    0.2   

Israel

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   

Ghana

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    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 certain derivative financial instruments and excludes exposure through certain currency linked derivatives such as forward currency contracts and currency options. The table is based on duration adjusted net exposures (both investments and derivatives), taking into account the market value of
  securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative financial instruments. For example, U.S. asset-backed securities represent a relatively small percentage due to their short duration, even though they represent a large percentage of market value (direct and indirect). 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 are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

 

^ Rounds to 0.00%.
 

 

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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares /

Par Value ($)

    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.7%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 99.7%   
    7,821,055      GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI     188,643,850   
    7,016,617      GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III     172,047,453   
    2,886,088      GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI     78,530,441   
    685,664      GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI     10,024,409   
    10,130,105      GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     97,046,403   
    3,993,066      GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     41,288,304   
    2,607,412      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     68,705,296   
    30,341,279      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     679,037,833   
    7,359,027      GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI     74,694,124   
    1,465,906      GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     23,469,158   
    69,327,326      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     754,281,311   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,030,094,286)     2,187,768,582   
     

 

 

 
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.3%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 0.3%   
    Business Loans — 0.1%  
    625,870      Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.57%, due 01/25/36     503,825   
    571,421      Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.48%, due 05/28/39     215,712   
    184,081      GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.47%, due 05/15/32     173,036   
    382,687      Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.43%, due 09/25/30     336,764   
     

 

 

 
    Total Business Loans     1,229,337   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS — 0.0%   
    193,651      Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.31%, due 12/15/20     188,810   
    190,899      GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 1.26%, due 03/06/20     190,307   
    110,838      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.64%, due 05/12/39     111,315   
     

 

 

 
    Total CMBS     490,432   
     

 

 

 
         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) ¿ — 0.0%    
    48,494      Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 11/25/35     44,857   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%    
    295,915      Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 06/15/37     229,778   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Time Share — 0.0%   
    77,980      Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.18%, due 09/20/19     77,972   
     

 

 

 
   

Residential Asset-Backed Securities

(United States) ¿ — 0.2%

  

  

    382,979      ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.38%, due 06/25/36     137,872   
    228,392      ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.25%, due 11/25/36     82,221   
    136,469      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.29%, due 09/25/36     54,588   
    172,099      Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.37%, due 03/25/36     82,607   
    133,068      Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.40%, due 05/25/37     115,769   
    1,009,774      Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.38%, due 02/25/37     878,806   
    6,741      Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.72%, due 04/25/33     6,493   
    1,249,015      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.32%, due 02/25/37     1,166,330   
    918,415      JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.30%, due 12/25/36     437,074   
    251,243      Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.33%, due 03/25/36     173,986   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     3,135,746   
     

 

 

 
 

 

38   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

         
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 0.0%    
    74,189      Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.67%, due 12/08/36     71,199   
    169,067      Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.31%, due 05/21/38     167,839   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     239,038   
     

 

 

 
    Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 0.0%    
    300,102      Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.47%, due 01/13/39     287,888   
    444,960      Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 0.68%, due 05/15/34     394,368   
     

 

 

 
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     682,256   
     

 

 

 
     Par Value ($) /
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Asset-Backed Securities — continued   
    Student Loans — 0.0%   
    426,893      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.35%, due 12/23/19     426,334   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     6,555,750   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $6,190,900)     6,555,750   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Money Market Funds — 0.0%   
    128,391      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class, 0.00% (a)     128,391   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(COST $128,391)

    128,391   
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $2,036,413,577)

    2,194,452,723   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (179,222
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $2,194,273,501   
     

 

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

¿ These securities are primarily backed by subprime mortgages.

 

(a) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   39


GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    97.0

Short-Term Investments

    2.9   

Other

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust (“underlying funds”).
 

 

40    


GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    1,187,022      GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     18,588,770   
    1,793,663      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     19,515,057   
    92,405      GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund, Class III     1,021,995   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $32,204,728)     39,125,822   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%   
    Time Deposits — 0.1%   
    23,504      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     23,504   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $23,504)     23,504   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $32,228,232)     39,149,326   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (21,091
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $39,128,235   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 44.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   41


GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    96.6

Short-Term Investments

    2.7   

Preferred Stocks

    0.4   

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.0

Investment Funds

    0.0

Rights/Warrants

    0.0

Swap contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Futures Contracts

    (0.0 )^ 

Other

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
 
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  

United States

    46.8

United Kingdom

    13.5   

Japan

    10.8   

France

    6.8   

Spain

    3.6   

Germany

    3.6   

Italy

    3.0   

Switzerland

    2.5   

Australia

    2.2   

Emerging***

    1.9   

Hong Kong

    0.8   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Singapore

    0.6   

Sweden

    0.6   

Canada

    0.5   

Finland

    0.4   

Norway

    0.3   

Austria

    0.2   

Belgium

    0.2   

Denmark

    0.2   

Ireland

    0.2   

Israel

    0.2   

New Zealand

    0.2   

Greece

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

* The table above shows 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 and includes exposure through the use of derivative financial instruments, if any. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts.

 

*** The “Emerging” exposure is primarily comprised of: Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.
 

 

42    


GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares /
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%   
    Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%   
    4,674,910      GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III     114,628,783   
    2,668,189      GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     27,589,074   
    4,148,657      GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     109,317,115   
    21,574,307      GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     482,832,986   
    4,672,094      GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     73,164,986   
    59,437,098      GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     646,675,629   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,294,970,601)     1,454,208,573   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%   
    Time Deposits — 0.0%   
    37,146      State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 09/03/2013     37,146   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $37,146)     37,146   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $1,295,007,747)     1,454,245,719   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (45,081
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $1,454,200,638   
     

 

 

 

For a listing of definitions of acronyms, counterparty abbreviations and currency abbreviations used throughout the Schedule of Investments as well as the derivative tables, if any, please refer to page 45.

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   43


GMO Trust Funds

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

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.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

BBA - British Banks Association

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security.

CBT - Chicago Board of Trade

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.

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

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.

GDR - Global Depository Receipt

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security

USD LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in United States Dollars.

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 August 31, 2013, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 

BBH - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

BCLY - Barclays Bank PLC

BNP - BNP Paribus

BOA - Bank of America, N.A.

CITI - Citibank N.A.

CSI - Credit Suisse International

DB - Deutsche Bank AG

GS - Goldman Sachs International

JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

RBS - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CNY - Chinese Yuan Renminbi

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - South Korean Won

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

THB - Thai Baht

TWD - Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 
 

 

44   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Alpha Only
Fund
    Consolidated
Alternative
Asset
Opportunity
Fund
     Consolidated
Benchmark-
Free

Allocation
Fund
     Benchmark-
Free Fund
     Global Asset
Allocation

Fund
 

Assets:

  

          

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2
and 10)(a)

   $ 2,370,256,912      $ 1,219,470,853       $ 3,298,024,293       $ 4,071,123,124       $ 4,874,090,849   

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(b)

     253,918,567        542,638,425         5,885,980,608         60,321         17,937,030   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(c)

                    18,040,361                   

Receivable for investments sold

     369,372,259                2,071,096                 320,571   

Cash

                    51,551                   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     7,100,000                59,822,554         9,920,156         76,771   

Dividends and interest receivable

            149,616         13,007,829                 7,474   

Foreign taxes receivable

                    2,026,493                   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     19,362,332        8,423,453         34,344,493                   

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

     7,240,933        1,648,995                           

Due from broker (Note 2)

     76,462,732        29,488,810         4,422,126                   

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts (Note 4)

     26,015,298                                  

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     1,031,872        182,798         1,954,866         13,950         21,762   

Miscellaneous receivable

                    38,259         13,637         617   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,130,760,905        1,802,002,950         9,319,784,529         4,081,131,188         4,892,455,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Payable for investments purchased

     368,678,305                152,697,748         9,740,704           

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     3,434,938        320,571                 193,088         637,986   

Accrued capital gain taxes payable (Note 2)

                    43,063                   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

             

Management fee

     1,166,046        1,049,933         4,879,099                   

Supplemental support fee – Class MF

               465,067                   

Shareholder service fee

     234,715        224,984         375,553                   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

                    750,791                   

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     764,704        2,835,300         6,052,645                   

Due to broker (Note 2)

                                      

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 4)(d)

                    13,366,062                   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     496        186         1,116         496         620   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     2,912        8,664         6,696         4,078         4,974   

Accrued expenses

     216,473        117,003         879,728         98,816         140,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     374,498,589        4,556,641         179,517,568         10,037,182         783,693   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,756,262,316      $ 1,797,446,309       $ 9,140,266,961       $ 4,071,094,006       $ 4,891,671,381   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 2,196,964,315      $ 1,220,032,070       $ 3,295,730,163       $ 3,954,399,955       $ 4,789,654,563   

(b)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 259,429,495      $ 542,619,739       $ 5,859,839,636       $ 60,321       $ 17,178,999   

(c)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $      $       $ 17,996,666       $       $   

(d)      Premiums on written options:

   $      $       $ 8,394,713       $       $   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   45


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Alpha Only
Fund
    Consolidated
Alternative
Asset
Opportunity

Fund
     Consolidated
Benchmark-
Free

Allocation
Fund
     Benchmark-
Free Fund
     Global Asset
Allocation

Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

             

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,840,139,461         $ 9,027,038,386       $ 3,832,703,290       $ 4,847,606,500   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     4,975,428           55,331,852         60,372,423         44,146,755   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (1,308,757,139        6,938,032         61,295,124         (85,276,191

Net unrealized appreciation

     219,904,566           50,958,691         116,723,169         85,194,317   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,756,262,316         $ 9,140,266,961       $ 4,071,094,006       $ 4,891,671,381   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

             

Class III shares

   $ 35,210,672      $ 1,797,446,309       $ 2,151,419,803       $ 4,071,094,006       $ 4,891,671,381   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV shares

   $ 2,721,051,644      $       $ 1,324,572,393       $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class MF shares

   $      $       $ 5,664,274,765       $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

             

Class III

     1,461,785        58,009,439         82,898,818         190,095,155         440,508,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

     112,911,396                51,053,662                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class MF

                    218,252,137                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

             

Class III

   $ 24.09      $ 30.99       $ 25.95       $ 21.42       $ 11.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class IV

   $ 24.10      $       $ 25.94       $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class MF

   $      $       $ 25.95       $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

46   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Global Equity
Allocation

Fund
     International
Equity

Allocation
Fund
    International
Opportunities
Equity

Allocation
Fund
    Special
Situations
Fund
     Strategic
Opportunities
Allocation
Fund
 

Assets:

  

         

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(a)

   $ 2,585,646,657       $ 1,636,111,625      $ 1,023,701,232      $ 8,009,449       $ 2,187,768,582   

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(b)

     44,445         28,912        36,747        81,723,772         6,684,141   

Receivable for investments sold

                    13,985                12,143,655   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

                    831                  

Dividends and interest receivable

                           24,701         2,356   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

                           9,426,790           

Due from broker (Note 2)

                           18           

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     13,020         8,897        9,269        23,808         15,345   

Miscellaneous receivable

                                   7,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,585,704,122         1,636,149,434        1,023,762,064        99,208,538         2,206,621,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

            

Payable for investments purchased

                           490           

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

                    14,460                12,241,000   

Payable to affiliate for (Note 5):

            

Management fee

                           30,736           

Shareholder service fee

                           4,814           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

                           4,961,930           

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     341         186        124        93         279   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     2,471         1,454        1,082        857         2,271   

Accrued expenses

     68,371         61,403        49,344        119,235         104,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     71,183         63,043        65,010        5,118,155         12,347,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,585,632,939       $ 1,636,086,391      $ 1,023,697,054      $ 94,090,383       $ 2,194,273,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

            

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,429,037,110       $ 1,609,463,090      $ 1,182,869,712         $ 1,993,968,366   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     27,563,982         11,901,525        11,527,487           30,062,298   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     43,266,969         (101,300,978     (279,441,450        12,203,691   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     85,764,878         116,022,754        108,741,305           158,039,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,585,632,939       $ 1,636,086,391      $ 1,023,697,054         $ 2,194,273,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

            

Class III shares

   $ 2,585,632,939       $ 1,636,086,391      $ 1,023,697,054      $ 3,023,644       $ 2,194,273,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI shares

   $       $      $      $ 91,066,739       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

            

Class III

     294,042,366         154,785,870        65,052,597        117,032         99,188,922   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI

                           3,507,984           
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

            

Class III

   $ 8.79       $ 10.57      $ 15.74      $ 25.84       $ 22.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class VI

   $       $      $      $ 25.96       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 2,499,881,779       $ 1,520,088,871      $ 914,959,927      $ 8,012,651       $ 2,030,094,286   

(b)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 44,445       $ 28,912      $ 36,747      $ 81,852,125       $ 6,319,291   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   47


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     U.S. Equity
Allocation

Fund
     World
Opportunities
Equity
Allocation

Fund
 

Assets:

  

  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (Notes 2 and 10)(a)

   $ 39,125,822       $ 1,454,208,573   

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (Note 2)(a)

     23,504         37,146   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     3,472         10,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     39,152,798         1,454,255,732   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

     

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     5         186   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     64         1,570   

Accrued expenses

     24,494         53,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     24,563         55,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 39,128,235       $ 1,454,200,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 31,097,501       $ 1,354,781,665   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     109,338         13,867,766   

Accumulated net realized gain

     1,000,302         (73,686,765

Net unrealized appreciation

     6,921,094         159,237,972   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 39,128,235       $ 1,454,200,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

     

Class III shares

   $ 39,128,235       $ 1,454,200,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

     

Class III

     1,301,443         64,944,756   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

     

Class III

   $ 30.07       $ 22.39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – affiliated issuers:

   $ 32,204,728       $ 1,294,970,601   

(b)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 23,504       $ 37,146   

 

48   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Alpha Only
Fund
     Consolidated
Alternative
Asset
Opportunity
Fund
     Consolidated
Benchmark-
Free
Allocation
Fund
     Benchmark-
Free Fund
     Global Asset
Allocation
Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

           

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

   $ 18,583,199       $ 397,946       $ 31,615,026       $ 65,197,894       $ 49,540,316   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (Net of withholding tax)(a)

     1,164,831         3,860         53,045,209                   

Interest

     56,022         251,067         2,533,757         2         965,231   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     19,804,052         652,873         87,193,992         65,197,896         50,505,547   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

           

Management fee (Note 5)

     9,129,171         5,138,814         21,896,285                   

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

     33,918         1,101,175         1,175,446                   

Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 5)

     1,803,223                 441,448                   

Supplemental support fee – Class MF (Note 5)

                     2,143,581                   

Audit and tax fees

     34,132         47,012         90,436         13,892         39,100   

Custodian and fund accounting agent fees

     157,964         94,944         1,734,016         27,324         31,280   

Legal fees

     42,044         20,385         84,900         39,284         47,380   

Registration fees

     3,036                 6,451                 3,167   

Transfer agent fees

     21,252                                   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     19,716         15,069         50,253         20,569         24,972   

Miscellaneous

     14,720         12,788         38,229         10,856         18,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     11,259,176         6,430,187         27,661,045         111,925         164,391   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (263,028      (914,522      (1,927,687      (88,320      (135,739

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (2              (1,313      (169      (788

Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 5)

     (6,652,926              (7,130,879                

Supplemental support fee waived – Class MF (Note 5)

                     (994,328                

Shareholder service fee waived (Note 5)

     (1,173,122              (566,949                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,170,098         5,515,665         17,039,889         23,436         27,864   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     16,633,954         (4,862,792      70,154,103         65,174,460         50,477,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (63,485,110      (20,762      52,356,548                 65,656   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     212,563,583                 (18,057,891      12,079,463         113,570,091   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     14,317,433         89,024         16,323,960         52,712,399         29,806,531   

Futures contracts

     (374,742,055      41,881,892         (2,642,380                

Written options

                     (168,887                

Swap contracts

                     2,399,249                   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     6,284,471         5,472,921         15,727,344                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (205,061,678      47,423,075         65,937,943         64,791,862         143,442,278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers (Net of foreign capital gains tax) (Note 2)(b)

     (7,012,020      25,902         (86,200,644              (70,234

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (15,357,259      (22,125      (21,418,855      (66,417,985      (102,349,835

Futures contracts

     151,784,084         (15,783,709      1,019,570                   

Written options

                     (6,041,429                

Swap contracts

     24,293,008                 (1,052,432                

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     10,991,252         1,680,919         17,819,714                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     164,699,065         (14,099,013      (95,874,076      (66,417,985      (102,420,069
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (40,362,613      33,324,062         (29,936,133      (1,626,123      41,022,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (23,728,659    $ 28,461,270       $ 40,217,970       $ 63,548,337       $ 91,499,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $       $       $ 4,234,503       $       $   

(b)    Foreign capital gains tax:

   $       $       $ 43,063       $       $   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   49


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     Global Equity
Allocation
Fund
     International
Equity
Allocation
Fund
     International
Opportunities
Equity
Allocation
Fund
     Special
Situations
Fund
     Strategic
Opportunities
Allocation
Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

           

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

   $ 28,895,455       $ 12,513,100       $ 11,867,522       $ 198,126       $ 31,320,565   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers

                             2           

Interest

     6         3         1         562,751         428,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     28,895,461         12,513,103         11,867,523         760,879         31,748,741   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

           

Management fee (Note 5)

                             981,218           

Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 5)

                             16,069           

Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 5)

                             139,965           

Audit and tax fees

     11,316         11,316         11,316         43,101         38,456   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     29,164         26,220         28,888         87,400         25,116   

Legal fees

     25,668         13,708         10,028         12,512         21,068   

Registration fees

     1,472         2,392         368                 1,288   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     12,897         7,176         5,253         3,680         11,459   

Miscellaneous

     10,856         5,336         6,256         4,324         10,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     91,373         66,148         62,109         1,288,269         107,783   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (76,544      (57,868      (56,120      (142,692      (94,668

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (179      (106      (112              (47
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     14,650         8,174         5,877         1,145,577         13,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     28,880,811         12,504,929         11,861,646         (384,698      31,735,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

                             1,347         40,640   

Investments in affiliated issuers

     66,640,966         34,379,073         3,592,267         235,828         25,703,693   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     19,228,470         1,122,129         2,800,058         1,936         24,186,401   

Swap contracts

                             13,019,597           

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

                             4,393,145           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     85,869,436         35,501,202         6,392,325         17,651,853         49,930,734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

              

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

                             (478,609      (144,353

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (31,618,622      (22,750,836      39,444,412         20,867         12,030,104   

Swap contracts

                             (6,323,444        

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

                             1,616,501           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (31,618,622      (22,750,836      39,444,412         (5,164,685      11,885,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     54,250,814         12,750,366         45,836,737         12,487,168         61,816,485   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 83,131,625       $ 25,255,295       $ 57,698,383       $ 12,102,470       $ 93,552,158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

50   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited) — (Continued)

 

 

     U.S. Equity
Allocation
Fund
     World
Opportunities
Equity
Allocation
Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

  

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

   $ 111,405       $ 14,237,276   

Interest

     1,165         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     112,570         14,237,278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

  

Audit and tax fees

     9,936         11,316   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     6,808         25,852   

Legal fees

     460         15,548   

Registration fees

     1,587         1,177   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     184         8,106   

Miscellaneous

     3,225         8,004   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     22,200         70,003   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (22,011      (60,793

Expense reductions (Note 2)

             (24
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     189         9,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     112,381         14,228,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investments in affiliated issuers

     12,258,314         40,664,006   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 10)

     243,613         12,748,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     12,501,927         53,412,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments in affiliated issuers

     (8,422,480      26,856,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4,079,447         80,268,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,191,828       $ 94,496,695   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   51


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

       Alpha Only Fund     Consolidated Alternative Asset
Opportunity Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 16,633,954      $ 69,349,200      $ (4,862,792   $ (2,724,546

Net realized gain (loss)

       (205,061,678     (74,428,353     47,423,075        (3,534,914

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       164,699,065        12,982,393        (14,099,013     16,869,225   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (23,728,659     7,903,240        28,461,270        10,609,765   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (22,413     (99,177    

Class IV

       (4,341,555     (7,431,374    
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total distributions from net investment income

       (4,363,968     (7,530,551    
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (16,437,158     14,001,426        809,233,440        904,821,692   

Class IV

       (640,224,872     1,302,890,322                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       (656,662,030     1,316,891,748        809,233,440        904,821,692   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (684,754,657     1,317,264,437        837,694,710        915,431,457   

Net assets:

  

   

Beginning of period

       3,441,016,973        2,123,752,536        959,751,599        44,320,142   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 2,756,262,316      $ 3,441,016,973      $ 1,797,446,309      $ 959,751,599   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 4,975,428      $       
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $ (7,294,558    
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

52   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Consolidated Benchmark-Free
Allocation Fund
    Benchmark-Free Fund  
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013

(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 70,154,103      $ 23,812,645      $ 65,174,460      $ 91,235,961   

Net realized gain (loss)

       65,937,943        39,911,304        64,791,862        156,263,140   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (95,874,076     153,903,759        (66,417,985     84,516,540   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       40,217,970        217,627,708        63,548,337        332,015,641   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (11,666,009     (4,975,607     (748,183     (118,122,072

Class IV

       (5,338,876     (1,783,556              

Class MF

       (30,928,809     (13,753,375              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (47,933,694     (20,512,538     (748,183     (118,122,072
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

          

Class III

       (5,672,719            (46,836,304     (106,701,774

Class IV

       (2,582,201                     

Class MF

       (14,932,415                     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (23,187,335            (46,836,304     (106,701,774
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       1,188,350,951        809,208,628        113,431,380        318,883,654   

Class IV

       623,644,074        692,385,968                 

Class MF

       2,729,384,271        2,806,583,034                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

       4,541,379,296        4,308,177,630        113,431,380        318,883,654   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

       1,204,660        1,299,189        116,337        185,609   

Class IV

       680,417        222,986                 

Class MF

       3,289,116        3,349,867                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums and redemption fees

       5,174,193        4,872,042        116,337        185,609   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       4,546,553,489        4,313,049,672        113,547,717        319,069,263   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       4,515,650,430        4,510,164,842        129,511,567        426,261,058   

Net assets:

  

   

Beginning of period

       4,624,616,531        114,451,689        3,941,582,439        3,515,321,381   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 9,140,266,961      $ 4,624,616,531      $ 4,071,094,006      $ 3,941,582,439   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 55,331,852      $ 33,111,443      $ 60,372,423      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (4,053,854
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   53


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       Global Asset
Allocation Fund
    Global Equity
Allocation Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 50,477,683      $ 110,843,376      $ 28,880,811      $ 54,656,916   

Net realized gain (loss)

       143,442,278        301,938,422        85,869,436        173,105,374   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (102,420,069     (95,628,095     (31,618,622     (28,108,089
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       91,499,892        317,153,703        83,131,625        199,654,201   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (2,223,505     (121,313,693     (1,312,405     (63,353,574
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (2,223,505     (121,313,693     (1,312,405     (63,353,574
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

          

Class III

                     (36,543,198     (107,780,977
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

                     (36,543,198     (107,780,977
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       37,484,232        953,849,723        319,165,455        554,602,409   

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

       777,934        1,703,193        517,514        676,894   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       38,262,166        955,552,916        319,682,969        555,279,303   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       127,538,553        1,151,392,926        364,958,991        583,798,953   

Net assets:

  

   

Beginning of period

       4,764,132,828        3,612,739,902        2,220,673,948        1,636,874,995   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 4,891,671,381      $ 4,764,132,828      $ 2,585,632,939      $ 2,220,673,948   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 44,146,755      $ (4,107,423   $ 27,563,982      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (4,424
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

54   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       International Equity
Allocation Fund
    International Opportunities
Equity Allocation Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 12,504,929      $ 42,426,853      $ 11,861,646      $ 30,443,365   

Net realized gain (loss)

       35,501,202        28,059,063        6,392,325        (10,541,303

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (22,750,836     30,405,617        39,444,412        74,594,628   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       25,255,295        100,891,533        57,698,383        94,496,690   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (2,852,917     (41,622,218     (332,360     (30,450,064

Net realized gains

          

Class III

       (748,306                     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       228,849,342        157,905,673        (463,036     92,409,525   

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

          

Class III

       432,836        982,374                 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

       229,282,178        158,888,047        (463,036     92,409,525   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       250,936,250        218,157,362        56,902,987        156,456,151   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       1,385,150,141        1,166,992,779        966,794,067        810,337,916   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 1,636,086,391      $ 1,385,150,141      $ 1,023,697,054      $ 966,794,067   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 11,901,525      $ 2,249,513      $ 11,527,487      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (1,799
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   55


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

    Special Situations Fund     Strategic Opportunities
Allocation Fund
 
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (384,698   $ (2,029,319   $ 31,735,673      $ 62,082,262   

Net realized gain (loss)

    17,651,853        (35,835,401     49,930,734        238,704,025   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (5,164,685     4,954,225        11,885,751        (86,230,336
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    12,102,470        (32,910,495     93,552,158        214,555,951   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

       

Class III

        (511,506     (68,801,103
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

       

Class III

        (28,339,423     (116,101,861
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

       

Class III

    (28,877,247     (5,615,036     (39,457,615     116,701,855   

Class VI

    (628,435,954     30,937,898                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions

    (657,313,201     25,322,862        (39,457,615     116,701,855   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 9):

       

Class III

                  102,375        17,686   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees

    (657,313,201     25,322,862        (39,355,240     116,719,541   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (645,210,731     (7,587,633     25,345,989        146,372,528   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

    739,301,114        746,888,747        2,168,927,512        2,022,554,984   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 94,090,383      $ 739,301,114      $ 2,194,273,501      $ 2,168,927,512   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

      $ 30,062,298      $   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $      $ (1,161,869
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

56   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued)

 

 

       U.S. Equity
Allocation Fund
    World Opportunities Equity
Allocation Fund
 
       Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
    Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 112,381      $ 1,648,380      $ 14,228,092      $ 39,570,464   

Net realized gain (loss)

       12,501,927        10,211,878        53,412,128        162,946,038   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (8,422,480     (2,597,115     26,856,475        (32,075,776
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       4,191,828        9,263,143        94,496,695        170,440,726   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

          

Class III

       (360,174     (1,901,866     (357,654     (46,343,171

Net realized gains

          

Class III

       (7,300,246                     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

          

Class III

       (37,887,171     7,909,991        (171,710,416     172,531,846   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (41,355,763     15,271,268        (77,571,375     296,629,401   
Net assets:       

Beginning of period

       80,483,998        65,212,730        1,531,772,013        1,235,142,612   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 39,128,235      $ 80,483,998      $ 1,454,200,638      $ 1,531,772,013   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     $ 109,338      $ 357,131      $ 13,867,766      $   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $      $      $      $ (2,672
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   57


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

ALPHA ONLY FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class IV Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)     2013   2012   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.22       $ 24.13       $ 23.49       $ 24.55       $ 28.85       $ 55.55       $ 24.24       $ 24.14       $ 23.50       $ 24.55       $ 28.85       $ 55.55  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)(b)

      0.09         0.51         0.46         0.30         0.55         1.15         0.11         0.60         0.47         0.31         0.55         1.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.21 )       (0.35 )       0.52         (1.36 )       (3.35 )       4.65         (0.22 )       (0.42 )       0.52         (1.36 )       (3.35 )       4.60  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.12 )       0.16         0.98         (1.06 )       (2.80 )       5.80         (0.11 )       0.18         0.99         (1.05 )       (2.80 )       5.80  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                               

From net investment income

      (0.01 )       (0.07 )       (0.34 )               (1.50 )       (22.05 )       (0.03 )       (0.08 )       (0.35 )               (1.50 )       (22.05 )

From net realized gains

                                              (10.45 )                                               (10.45 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.01 )       (0.07 )       (0.34 )               (1.50 )       (32.50 )       (0.03 )       (0.08 )       (0.35 )               (1.50 )       (32.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.09       $ 24.22       $ 24.13       $ 23.49       $ 24.55       $ 28.85       $ 24.10       $ 24.24       $ 24.14       $ 23.50       $ 24.55       $ 28.85  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      (0.49 )%**       0.67 %       4.13 %       (4.32 )%       (10.30 )%       11.92 %       (0.47 )%**       0.73 %       4.19 %       (4.28 )%       (10.30 )%       12.00 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 35,211       $ 51,886       $ 37,752       $ 59,746       $ 71,481       $ 121,711       $ 2,721,052       $ 3,389,131       $ 2,086,001       $ 1,930,347       $ 1,648,282       $ 1,854,153  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)

      0.22 %*       0.23 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.17 %*       0.18 %       0.19 %       0.18 %       0.18 %       0.18 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(b)

      0.73 %*       2.10 %       1.89 %       1.26 %       2.16 %       2.37 %       0.91 %*       2.47 %       1.91 %       1.27 %       2.11 %       2.52 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      37 %**       104 %       125 %       89 %       114 %       87 %       37 %**       104 %       125 %       89 %       114 %       87 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:(f)

      0.44 %*       0.44 %       0.44 %       0.46 %       0.45 %       0.44 %       0.44 %*       0.44 %       0.43 %       0.46 %       0.46 %       0.44 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                            $ 0.00 (g)                                             $ 0.00 (g)

 

(a)  Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 1:5 reverse stock split effective November 15, 2010.
(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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(f) Ratios include reimbursement of direct operating expenses and waiver of expenses indirectly incurred through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(g) Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

58   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

ALTERNATIVE ASSET OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 30.47       $ 30.05       $ 32.55       $ 27.24       $ 21.94       $ 33.11  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      (0.10 )       (0.18 )       0.00         0.11         0.46         0.93  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.62         0.60         (2.50 )       5.20         4.84         (12.10 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.52         0.42         (2.50 )       5.31         5.30         (11.17 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.99       $ 30.47       $ 30.05       $ 32.55       $ 27.24       $ 21.94  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      1.71 %**       1.40 %       (7.68 )%       19.49 %       24.16 %       (33.74 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,797,446       $ 959,752       $ 44,320       $ 25,546       $ 23,100       $ 22,389  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)

      0.75 %*       0.75 %(d)       0.69 %(d)       0.60 %       0.60 %       0.60 %(d)

Net investment income to average daily net assets(a)

      (0.66 )%*       (0.60 )%       (0.01 )%       0.38 %       1.85 %       3.24 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      1 %**       17 %       48 %       60 %       73 %       89 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.12 %*       0.17 %       1.64 %       1.15 %       1.06 %       0.73 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

                                    $ 0.03       $ 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(e) 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.   59


GMO Trust Funds

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

BENCHMARK-FREE ALLOCATION FUND

 

    

Class III Shares

 

Class IV Shares

     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
 

Year Ended February 28/29,

  Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28, 2013(i)
       2013   2012   2011   2010   2009    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 25.77       $ 24.03       $ 22.72       $ 21.49       $ 17.51       $ 25.30       $ 25.75       $ 24.91  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                

Net investment income (loss)(a)

       0.28         0.30         0.21         0.36         0.64         3.21         0.25         0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.15         1.62         1.44 (b)       1.28         4.11         (6.72 )       0.19         0.96  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.43         1.92         1.65         1.64         4.75         (3.51 )       0.44         0.99  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                                

From net investment income

       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.34 )       (0.41 )       (0.75 )       (3.71 )       (0.17 )       (0.15 )

From net realized gains

       (0.08 )                               (0.02 )       (0.57 )       (0.08 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.25 )       (0.18 )       (0.34 )       (0.41 )       (0.77 )       (4.28 )       (0.25 )       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 25.95       $ 25.77       $ 24.03       $ 22.72       $ 21.49       $ 17.51       $ 25.94       $ 25.75  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       1.66 %**       8.03 %       7.36 %       7.69 %       27.18 %       (15.11 )%       1.70 %**       3.99 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 2,151,420       $ 970,749       $ 114,452       $ 3,170,573       $ 1,733,173       $ 1,436,951       $ 1,324,572       $ 705,982  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(f)(g)

       0.54 %*       0.54 %       0.01 %       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.49 %*       0.48 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

       2.13 %*       1.23 %       0.93 %       1.63 %       3.14 %       14.05 %       1.85 %*       0.60 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       33 %**       42 %       33 %       19 %       24 %       40 %       33 %**       42 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.31 %*       0.41 %       0.05 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.32 %*       0.40 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.02       $ 0.07       $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.02       $ 0.01  

 

     Class MF Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28, 2013(j)
      

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 25.76       $ 24.10  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)(a)

       0.28         0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.16         1.52  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.44         1.85  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

        

From net investment income

       (0.17 )       (0.19 )

From net realized gains

       (0.08 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.25 )       (0.19 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 25.95       $ 25.76  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       1.70 %**       7.71 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 5,664,275       $ 2,947,886  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(f)(g)

       0.49 %*       0.49 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

       2.11 %*       1.34 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       33 %**       42 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.32 %*       0.41 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.02       $ 0.06  
(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 for the period due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the 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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e) Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.
(f) Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (Note 5).
(g) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(h) Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
(i) Period from December 11, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
(j) Period from March 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

60   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

BENCHMARK-FREE FUND

 

     Class III Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
February 28, 2013
  Period from
June 15, 2011
(commencement of
operations)
through
February 29, 2012

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 21.33       $ 20.76       $ 20.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

       0.35         0.52         0.41  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (0.01 )       1.34         0.83  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.34         1.86         1.24  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

            

From net investment income

       (0.00 )(b)       (0.68 )       (0.40 )

From net realized gains

       (0.25 )       (0.61 )       (0.08 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.25 )       (1.29 )       (0.48 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 21.42       $ 21.33       $ 20.76  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       1.61 %**       9.25 %       6.35 %**

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 4,071,094       $ 3,941,582       $ 3,515,321  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)(f)

       0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %*

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

       3.17 %*       2.51 %       2.91 %*

Portfolio turnover rate

       21 %**       31 %       23 %**

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

       0.00 %(g)*       0.01 %       0.02 %*

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

     $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.00 (h)
(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 were less than $0.01 per share.
(c) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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 (Note 2).
(g) Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.
(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.   61


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.90       $ 10.40       $ 10.22       $ 9.30       $ 7.28       $ 11.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.11         0.29         0.24         0.17         0.27         0.87  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.10         0.50         0.21         0.94         2.10         (3.43 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.21         0.79         0.45         1.11         2.37         (2.56 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.01 )       (0.29 )       (0.27 )       (0.19 )       (0.35 )       (1.04 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.49 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.01 )       (0.29 )       (0.27 )       (0.19 )       (0.35 )       (1.53 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 11.10       $ 10.90       $ 10.40       $ 10.22       $ 9.30       $ 7.28  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      1.88 %**       7.65 %       4.51 %       11.98 %       32.60 %       (24.30 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 4,891,671       $ 4,764,133       $ 3,612,740       $ 3,457,703       $ 3,104,293       $ 2,432,987  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)(e)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      2.03 %*       2.70 %       2.37 %       1.73 %       3.00 %       8.81 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      32 %**       29 %       40 %       32 %       29 %       44 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):(f)

    $ 0.00       $ 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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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 (Note 2).
(f) Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

 

 

62   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

GLOBAL EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 8.60       $ 8.49       $ 8.60       $ 7.40       $ 5.29       $ 10.25  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.10         0.25         0.19         0.15         0.20         0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.22         0.57         0.00 (b)       1.17         2.11         (4.01 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.32         0.82         0.19         1.32         2.31         (3.67 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.00 )(c)       (0.26 )       (0.20 )       (0.12 )       (0.15 )       (0.31 )

From net realized gains

      (0.13 )       (0.45 )       (0.10 )               (0.05 )       (0.98 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.13 )       (0.71 )       (0.30 )       (0.12 )       (0.20 )       (1.29 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.79       $ 8.60       $ 8.49       $ 8.60       $ 7.40       $ 5.29  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

      3.73 %**       10.01 %       2.47 %       17.97 %       43.73 %       (39.44 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 2,585,633       $ 2,220,674       $ 1,636,875       $ 1,485,712       $ 704,866       $ 431,278  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)(f)(g)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      2.26 %*       2.90 %       2.27 %       1.96 %       2.78 %       4.27 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      27 %**       24 %       28 %       6 %       34 %       52 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.03 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.00 (h)     $ 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 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 the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(c) Distributions from net investment income were less than $0.01 per share.
(d) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(e) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(f) Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.
(g) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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.   63


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.43       $ 9.98       $ 10.80       $ 8.96       $ 6.17       $ 16.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.09         0.32         0.23         0.13         0.28         0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.07         0.45         (0.81 )       1.87         2.81         (7.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.16         0.77         (0.58 )       2.00         3.09         (6.80 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.02 )       (0.32 )       (0.24 )       (0.16 )       (0.20 )       (0.39 )

From net realized gains

      (0.00 )(b)                               (0.10 )       (3.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02 )       (0.32 )       (0.24 )       (0.16 )       (0.30 )       (3.48 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.57       $ 10.43       $ 9.98       $ 10.80       $ 8.96       $ 6.17  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      1.57 %**       7.79 %       (5.21 )%       22.43 %       50.37 %       (48.63 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,636,086       $ 1,385,150       $ 1,166,993       $ 1,277,551       $ 1,017,731       $ 519,663  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)(f)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      1.64 %*       3.26 %       2.33 %       1.39 %       3.21 %       3.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      11 %**       21 %       29 %       13 %       11 %       33 %

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 %       0.02 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.00 (g)     $ 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) 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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 (Note 2).
(g) Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

64   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 14.86       $ 13.87       $ 15.23       $ 12.69       $ 9.20       $ 20.63  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.18         0.50         0.36         0.18         0.41         0.65  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.71         0.97         (1.35 )       2.54         3.49         (9.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.89         1.47         (0.99 )       2.72         3.90         (8.55 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.01 )       (0.48 )       (0.37 )       (0.18 )       (0.41 )       (0.62 )

From net realized gains

                                              (2.26 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.01 )       (0.48 )       (0.37 )       (0.18 )       (0.41 )       (2.88 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.74       $ 14.86       $ 13.87       $ 15.23       $ 12.69       $ 9.20  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      5.96 %**       10.71 %       (6.32 )%       21.53 %       42.22 %       (46.05 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,023,697       $ 966,794       $ 810,338       $ 796,026       $ 661,103       $ 409,278  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)(e)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      2.30 %*       3.59 %       2.53 %       1.34 %       3.39 %       4.12 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      6 %**       17 %       26 %       14 %       20 %       33 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.01 %*       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.02 %       0.02 %       0.01 %

Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:†

                                    $ 0.00 (f)     $ 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) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.
(d) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(e) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(f) 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.   65


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND

 

    Class III Shares   Class VI Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,   Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009     2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.26       $ 26.46       $ 27.53       $ 27.47       $ 25.47       $ 21.32       $ 25.40       $ 26.59       $ 27.63       $ 27.55       $ 25.51       $ 21.33  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)†

      (0.03 )       (0.09 )       (0.10 )       0.04         0.33         0.26         (0.02 )       (0.07 )       (0.07 )       0.05         0.36         0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.61         (1.11 )       (0.97 )       0.02 (a)       1.67         3.89         0.58         (1.12 )       (0.97 )       0.03 (a)       1.68         3.95  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.58         (1.20 )       (1.07 )       0.06         2.00         4.15         0.56         (1.19 )       (1.04 )       0.08         2.04         4.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.84       $ 25.26       $ 26.46       $ 27.53       $ 27.47       $ 25.47       $ 25.96       $ 25.40       $ 26.59       $ 27.63       $ 27.55       $ 25.51  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      2.30 %**       (4.54 )%       (3.89 )%       0.22 %       7.85 %       19.47 %       2.20 %**       (4.48 )%       (3.76 )%       0.29 %       8.00 %       19.60 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 3,024       $ 31,414       $ 39,010       $ 23,299       $ 17,332       $ 20,366       $ 91,067       $ 707,887       $ 707,879       $ 715,684       $ 347,957       $ 326,148  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets

      0.52 %(c)*       0.52 %(c)(d)       0.52 %(c)(d)       0.53 %(c)(d)       0.53 %       0.52 %       0.43 %(c)*       0.43 %(c)(d)       0.43 %(c)(d)       0.43 %(c)(d)       0.44 %       0.43 %

Interest expense to average daily net assets

                              0.01 %       0.03 %                                       0.01 %       0.03 %        

Total net expenses to average daily net assets

      0.52 %*       0.52 %       0.52 %       0.54 %       0.56 %       0.52 %       0.43 %*       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.44 %       0.47 %       0.43 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

      (0.24 )%*       (0.36 )%       (0.37 )%       0.15 %       1.24 %       1.20 %       (0.14 )%*       (0.25 )%       (0.26 )%       0.19 %       1.35 %       1.03 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      9 %**       35 %       11 %       60 %       15 %       62 %       9 %**       35 %       11 %       60 %       15 %       62 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.05 %*       0.03 %       0.03 %       0.04 %       0.04 %       0.03 %       0.05 %*       0.04 %       0.03 %       0.04 %       0.05 %       0.03 %

 

(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 the 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(d) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.

 

66   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 21.47       $ 21.26       $ 20.78       $ 18.54       $ 14.37       $ 22.70  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income
(loss)(a)

      0.32         0.65         0.48         0.33         0.54         1.57  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      0.63         1.57         0.51         2.26         4.26         (7.23 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.95         2.22         0.99         2.59         4.80         (5.66 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.01 )       (0.75 )       (0.51 )       (0.35 )       (0.63 )       (1.61 )

From net realized gains

      (0.29 )       (1.26 )                               (1.06 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.30 )       (2.01 )       (0.51 )       (0.35 )       (0.63 )       (2.67 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.12       $ 21.47       $ 21.26       $ 20.78       $ 18.54       $ 14.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      4.40 %**       10.81 %       4.93 %       14.02 %       33.44 %       (26.75 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 2,194,274       $ 2,168,928       $ 2,022,555       $ 1,752,168       $ 1,851,213       $ 1,107,258  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)(e)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      2.80 %*       3.01 %       2.33 %       1.73 %       3.04 %       8.05 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      24 %**       34 %       35 %       36 %       14 %       34 %

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 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

    $ 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 and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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 (Note 2).
(f) 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.   67


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

U.S. EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011(a)   2010(a)   2009(a)

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 30.85       $ 28.00       $ 25.51       $ 22.80       $ 16.55       $ 25.55  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

      0.07         0.64         0.51         0.43         0.40         0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      2.09         2.95         2.71         2.73         6.05         (8.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      2.16         3.59         3.22         3.16         6.45         (8.05 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.14 )       (0.74 )       (0.73 )       (0.45 )       (0.20 )       (0.40 )

From net realized gains

      (2.80 )                                       (0.55 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.94 )       (0.74 )       (0.73 )       (0.45 )       (0.20 )       (0.95 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.07       $ 30.85       $ 28.00       $ 25.51       $ 22.80       $ 16.55  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      7.35 %**       13.02 %       12.83 %       14.13 %       38.94 %       (32.42 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 39,128       $ 80,484       $ 65,213       $ 95,923       $ 128,565       $ 69,415  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(b)

      0.49 %*       2.19 %       1.99 %       1.86 %       1.99 %       1.94 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      3 %**       2 %       12 %       7 %       2 %       39 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets:

      0.10 %*       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.06 %       0.05 %       0.06 %

Purchase Premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts: (Note 2)†

                                    $ 0.00 (g)     $ 0.00 (g)
(a) Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 1:5 reverse stock split effective November 15, 2010.
(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, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(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 (Note 5).
(f) The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
(g) Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

68   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Trust Funds

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

WORLD OPPORTUNITIES EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

    Class III Shares
    Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended February 28/29,
      2013   2012   2011   2010   2009

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 21.13       $ 19.49       $ 19.32       $ 16.74       $ 12.29       $ 21.71  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)(a)

      0.20         0.57         0.40         0.28         0.42         0.53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      1.07         1.73         0.18         2.59         4.47         (8.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      1.27         2.30         0.58         2.87         4.89         (7.97 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

                       

From net investment income

      (0.01 )       (0.66 )       (0.41 )       (0.29 )       (0.44 )       (0.54 )

From net realized gains

                                              (0.91 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.01 )       (0.66 )       (0.41 )       (0.29 )       (0.44 )       (1.45 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.39       $ 21.13       $ 19.49       $ 19.32       $ 16.74       $ 12.29  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      5.99 %**       11.95 %       3.14 %       17.19 %       39.64 %       (38.63 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

    $ 1,454,201       $ 1,531,772       $ 1,235,143       $ 1,215,043       $ 1,059,840       $ 698,525  

Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)(e)

      0.00 %*       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets(a)

      1.78 %*       2.86 %       2.11 %       1.61 %       2.64 %       2.89 %

Portfolio turnover rate

      5 %**       31 %       27 %       20 %       16 %       35 %

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 %       0.01 %

Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts (Note 2):†

                                            $ 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) The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(c) Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (Note 5).
(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 (Note 2).
(f) 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.   69


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Each of Alpha Only Fund, Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, Benchmark-Free Fund, Global Asset Allocation Fund, Global Equity Allocation Fund, International Equity Allocation Fund, International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund, Special Situations Fund, Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund, U.S. Equity Allocation Fund, and World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Funds may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds.

Many of the Funds invest primarily in other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”) and in the case of Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund in Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. As a result, the Funds are exposed to all of the risks of the underlying funds in which they invest. Several of the underlying funds themselves invest a substantial portion of their assets in other GMO Funds. The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). As of August 31, 2013, shares of Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Benchmark-Free Fund, Implementation Fund and Special Situations Fund were not publicly offered for sale.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

     
Fund Name   Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Alpha Only Fund   Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index   Total return greater than benchmark
Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund   Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index   Long-term total return
Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund   Not Applicable   Positive total return, not “relative” return
Benchmark-Free Fund   Not Applicable   Positive total return
Global Asset Allocation Fund   GMO Global Asset Allocation Index (65% MSCI ACWI, 35% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index)   Total return greater than benchmark
Global Equity Allocation Fund   MSCI ACWI   Total return greater than benchmark
International Equity Allocation Fund   MSCI ACWI ex USA   Total return greater than benchmark
International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund   MSCI EAFE Index   Total return greater than benchmark
Special Situations Fund   Not Applicable   Capital appreciation and capital preservation
Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund   GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Index (75% MSCI World Index, 25% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index)   Total return greater than benchmark
U.S. Equity Allocation Fund   Russell 3000 Index   Total return greater than benchmark
World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund   MSCI World Index   Total return greater than benchmark

 

2. Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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 Funds in preparing these 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 Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars.

 

70    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation: Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund include the accounts of their wholly owned investments in Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. and Implementation Fund (each a “wholly owned subsidiary”), respectively, and the accompanying financial statements have been consolidated for those accounts. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets and liabilities of each wholly owned subsidiary. All interfund accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. Investments held by the Funds and underlying funds are valued as follows: Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Funds and/or the underlying funds classify such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Funds did not reduce the value of any of their over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of their counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Funds, held either directly or through investments in the underlying funds, that were valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below and as described in the disclosures of the underlying funds.

Typically, the Funds and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on the most recent quoted price supplied by a single pricing source chosen by the Manager. Although the Manager normally does not evaluate pricing sources on a day-to-day basis, it does evaluate pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source at any time. The Manager monitors erratic or unusual movements (including unusual inactivity) in the prices supplied for a security and has discretion to override a price supplied by a source (e.g., by taking a price supplied by another) when it believes that the price supplied is not reliable. Although alternative prices may be available for securities held by the Funds and the underlying funds, those alternative sources are not typically part of the valuation process and do not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund and the underlying funds. See the table below for information about securities for which no alternative pricing source was available. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value on any business day, the Funds will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, certain of the Funds and underlying funds invest in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees, fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service and presented in the table below on a net basis or valued using prices for which no alternative pricing source was available. The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on each Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Securities and Derivatives

 

       
Fund Name  

Fair valued using
methods determined in
good faith by or at the

direction of the Trustees

    Fair valued using
prices obtained
from an
independent
pricing service
    Single source;
No alternative
pricing source
was available
 

Alpha Only Fund

           44%          

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    < 1%        < 1%        < 1%   

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    < 1%        33%        < 1%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    < 1%        36%        < 1%   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    < 1%        38%        < 1%   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%        54%          

International Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%        92%          

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%        96%          

Special Situations Fund

                    

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    < 1%        43%        < 1%   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

           2%          

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%        51%          

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, Special Situations Fund held material Level 3 investments in asset-backed securities and loans. The Fund values these investments using unadjusted prices supplied by a third party pricing source (e.g., broker quotes) as described in the Portfolio Valuation note. Other than as described in this paragraph, there were no other Funds with classes of investments or derivatives with direct material Level 3 holdings.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; certain U.S. government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, certain sovereign debt obligations, and corporate bonds valued using broker quotes; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

 

72    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, certain debt securities (such as asset-backed, mortgage-backed, loans and sovereign debt) even though they are valued using broker quotes; certain debt securities and derivatives adjusted by a specified discount for liquidity or other considerations; securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; potential litigation recoveries and interests related to bankruptcy proceedings; third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information; certain equity securities valued based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a securities index; and certain securities that are valued using a price from a comparable security related to the same issuer.

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Funds’ direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Alpha Only Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Mutual Funds

         

United States

  $ 2,370,256,912      $      $      $ 2,370,256,912   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

    2,370,256,912                      2,370,256,912   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

United States

    52,609,630                      52,609,630   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    52,609,630                      52,609,630   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    201,308,937                      201,308,937   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,624,175,479                      2,624,175,479   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           19,362,332               19,362,332   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

    2,887,980        5,794,317               8,682,297   

Swap Contracts

         

Equity Risk

           26,015,298               26,015,298   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,627,063,459      $ 51,171,947      $      $ 2,678,235,406   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (764,704   $      $ (764,704

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

           (1,164,400            (1,164,400
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (1,929,104   $      $ (1,929,104
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 1,219,470,853      $      $      $ 1,219,470,853   

Short-Term Investments

    328,649,690        213,988,735               542,638,425   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,548,120,543        213,988,735               1,762,109,278   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund (continued)

  

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ 8,423,453      $      $ 8,423,453   

Futures Contracts

              

Physical Commodity Contract Risk

    9,090,606                      9,090,606   

Equity Risk

           7,394,946               7,394,946   

Interest Rate Risk

    261,062                      261,062   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,557,472,211      $ 229,807,134      $      $ 1,787,279,345   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (2,835,300   $      $ (2,835,300

Futures Contracts

         

Physical Commodity Contract Risk

    (13,366,692                   (13,366,692

Equity Risk

    (4,156,976     (312,080            (4,469,056

Interest Rate Risk

    (2,415,838                   (2,415,838
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (19,939,506   $ (3,147,380   $      $ (23,086,886
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Mutual Funds

         

United States

  $ 3,298,024,293      $      $      $ 3,298,024,293   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

United States

    8,944,307                      8,944,307   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Obligations

         

Canada

                  4,098,541        4,098,541   

United States

           896,937,536        2,596,814        899,534,350   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           896,937,536        6,695,355        903,632,891   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stocks

         

Australia

           64,662,876               64,662,876   

Austria

           6,862,719               6,862,719   

Belgium

           11,349,484               11,349,484   

Brazil

    74,750,658                      74,750,658   

Canada

    20,812,036                      20,812,036   

Czech Republic

           8,861,539               8,861,539   

Denmark

           2,802,408               2,802,408   

Egypt

           8,474,890               8,474,890   

Finland

           11,909,135               11,909,135   

France

           252,311,494               252,311,494   

Germany

           94,495,735               94,495,735   

Greece

           4,241,121               4,241,121   

Hong Kong

           26,322,876               26,322,876   

Hungary

           744,188               744,188   

India

    9,651,674        34,538,085        1,042,379        45,232,138   

Indonesia

    1,308,218        36,500,013               37,808,231   

Ireland

           2,885,437               2,885,437   

Israel

           4,453,731               4,453,731   

Italy

           110,829,475               110,829,475   

Japan

           382,957,951               382,957,951   
                                 

 

74    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (continued)

  

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

  

Malaysia

  $      $ 4,631,026      $      $ 4,631,026   

Mexico

    14,113,119                      14,113,119   

Netherlands

    2,012,948        32,144,379        0 **      34,157,327   

New Zealand

           5,122,650               5,122,650   

Norway

           10,624,262               10,624,262   

Peru

    5,878,697                      5,878,697   

Philippines

    361,095        6,390,500               6,751,595   

Poland

           14,594,712               14,594,712   

Portugal

           5,531,192               5,531,192   

Russia

    4,327,220        111,455,734               115,782,954   

Singapore

           17,223,718               17,223,718   

South Africa

    1,636,810        37,070,511               38,707,321   

South Korea

    5,933,349        223,846,268               229,779,617   

Spain

           136,313,584               136,313,584   

Sri Lanka

           68,955               68,955   

Sweden

           18,862,041               18,862,041   

Switzerland

           80,294,913               80,294,913   

Taiwan

    12,748,886        96,669,978               109,418,864   

Thailand

           31,880,002        715,464        32,595,466   

Turkey

    148,708        21,651,947               21,800,655   

United Kingdom

           494,176,017               494,176,017   

United States

    1,562,040,947                      1,562,040,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,715,724,365        2,413,755,546        1,757,843        4,131,237,754   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    75,209,173                      75,209,173   

Germany

           6,100,849               6,100,849   

Russia

           6,326,427               6,326,427   

South Korea

           5,800,661               5,800,661   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    75,209,173        18,227,937               93,437,110   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    748,728,546                      748,728,546   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    5,846,630,684        3,328,921,019        8,453,198        9,184,004,901   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

           34,344,493               34,344,493   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

    74,250        29,606               103,856   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,846,704,934      $ 3,363,295,118      $ 8,453,198      $ 9,218,453,250   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (6,052,645   $      $ (6,052,645

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

    (302,299     (553,825            (856,124

Written Options

         

Equity Risk

    (4,318,452     (9,047,610            (13,366,062
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (4,620,751   $ (15,654,080   $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

    75


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Benchmark-Free Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Mutual Funds

  $ 4,071,123,124      $      $      $ 4,071,123,124   

Short-Term Investments

    60,321                      60,321   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    4,071,183,445                      4,071,183,445   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,071,183,445      $      $      $ 4,071,183,445   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Asset Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 278,735      $ 17,353,939      $ 17,632,674   

U.S. Government Agency

                  14,907        14,907   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Obligations

           278,735        17,368,846        17,647,581   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    4,874,090,849                      4,874,090,849   

Short-Term Investments

    289,449                      289,449   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    4,874,380,298        278,735        17,368,846        4,892,027,879   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,874,380,298      $ 278,735      $ 17,368,846      $ 4,892,027,879   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Equity Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

  

Mutual Funds

  $ 2,585,646,657      $      $      $ 2,585,646,657   

Short-Term Investments

    44,445                      44,445   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,585,691,102                      2,585,691,102   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,585,691,102      $      $      $ 2,585,691,102   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Equity Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 1,636,111,625      $      $      $ 1,636,111,625   

Short-Term Investments

    28,912                      28,912   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,636,140,537                      1,636,140,537   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,636,140,537      $      $      $ 1,636,140,537   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 1,023,701,232      $      $      $ 1,023,701,232   

Short-Term Investments

    36,747                      36,747   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,023,737,979                      1,023,737,979   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,023,737,979      $      $      $ 1,023,737,979   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Special Situations Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $      $ 16,394,166      $ 16,394,166   

Bank Loans

                  8,424,356        8,424,356   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

                  24,818,522        24,818,522   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

    8,009,449                      8,009,449   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    56,905,250                      56,905,250   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    64,914,699               24,818,522        89,733,221   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

76    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Special Situations Fund (continued)

  

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ 9,426,790      $      $ 9,426,790   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 64,914,699      $ 9,426,790      $ 24,818,522      $ 99,160,011   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives*

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $      $ (4,961,930   $      $ (4,961,930
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (4,961,930   $      $ (4,961,930
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 2,187,768,582      $      $      $ 2,187,768,582   

Debt Obligations

         

Asset-Backed Securities

                  6,555,750        6,555,750   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

                  6,555,750        6,555,750   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    128,391                      128,391   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,187,896,973               6,555,750        2,194,452,723   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,187,896,973      $      $ 6,555,750      $ 2,194,452,723   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 39,125,822      $      $      $ 39,125,822   

Short-Term Investments

    23,504                      23,504   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    39,149,326                      39,149,326   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 39,149,326      $      $      $ 39,149,326   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

  

Asset Valuation Input

         

Mutual Funds

  $ 1,454,208,573      $      $      $ 1,454,208,573   

Short-Term Investments

    37,146                      37,146   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    1,454,245,719                      1,454,245,719   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,454,245,719      $      $      $ 1,454,245,719   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Derivative financial instruments” sections below for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to the Funds’ net asset values than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value.
  ** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

The underlying funds held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For all Funds for the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

    77


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31, 2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

                     

Common Stock

                     

India

  $ 1,107,369      $ 1,085,232      $ (590,397   $      $ (124,571   $ (435,254   $      $        1,042,379      $ (455,813

Netherlands

    93,629                                    (93,629                   0 **      (93,629

Thailand

    1,300,860        1,216,673        (1,831,817            312,026        (282,278                   715,464        (178,187

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

                     

Canada

    4,156,599               (106     8,155        9        (66,116                   4,098,541        (66,116

United States

    397,099                      17,718               75,908                      490,725        75,908   

Bank Loans

                     

United States

    4,983,209               (2,838,875     5,489        6,215        (49,949                   2,106,089        (51,238
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,038,765      $ 2,301,905      $ (5,261,195   $ 31,362      $ 193,679      $ (851,318   $      $      $ 8,453,198      $ (769,075
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Global Asset Allocation Fund

                     

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 21,136,349      $      $ (4,676,409   $ 867,052      $ 65,655      $ (38,708   $      $      $ 17,353,939      $ 121,322   

U.S. Government Agency

                     

Agency

    22,304               (7,488     157               (66                   14,907        (66
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21,158,653      $      $ (4,683,897 )#    $ 867,209      $ 65,655      $ (38,774   $      $      $ 17,368,846      $ 121,256   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Special Situations Fund

                     

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 17,233,071      $      $ (612,363   $ 51,940      $      $ (278,482   $      $      $ 16,394,166      $ (264,462

Bank Loans

    19,932,835               (11,355,501     45,470        1,346        (199,794                   8,424,356        (204,951
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 37,165,906      $      $ (11,967,864 )##    $ 97,410      $ 1,346      $ (478,276   $      $      $ 24,818,522      $ (469,413
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

                     

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 8,853,321      $      $ (2,590,380   $ 182,097      $ 254,850      $ (144,138   $      $      $ 6,555,750      $ (7,083
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,853,321      $      $ (2,590,380 )###    $ 182,097      $ 254,850      $ (144,138   $      $      $ 6,555,750      $ (7,083
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

  * The Funds account for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at August 31, 2013.
  # Includes $2,880,692 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  ## Includes $612,363 of proceeds received from paydowns.
  ### Includes $1,361,970 of proceeds received from paydowns.

 

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The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to investments in securities and derivative financial instruments using Level 3 inputs (based on the Funds’ net assets) as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

     
Fund Name   Level 3 securities     Level 3 derivatives  

Alpha Only Fund

             

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    < 1%          

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    6%        (1)%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    6%        (1)%   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    6%        (1)%   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%          

International Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%          

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%          

Special Situations Fund

    26%          

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    5%        (1)%   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

             

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    < 1%          

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark-to-market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Loan agreements and participations

The Funds may invest in loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution 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) a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party of payments from the borrower and (ii) a Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, a Fund may be subject to credit risk both of the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower and that Fund may have minimal control over the terms of any loan modification. When a Fund purchases assignments of loans, it generally acquires direct rights against the borrower. Loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement a Fund acquires a security for a relatively short period for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. That Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities it acquired under the repurchase agreement. The value of the securities acquired may be less than the amount owed to that Fund by the seller. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and/or the value of the securities subject to the repurchase agreement is insufficient, that Fund’s recovery of cash from the seller may be delayed and, even if that Fund is able to dispose of the securities, the Fund may incur a loss equal to the difference between the cash it paid and the value of the securities. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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Reverse repurchase agreements

The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement a Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by that Fund to repurchase the same assets at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund can use the proceeds received from entering into a reverse repurchase agreement to make additional investments, which generally causes that Fund’s portfolio to behave as if it were leveraged. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result may realize a loss on the transaction if the securities it sold are worth more than the purchase price it originally received from the buyer. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Inflation-indexed bonds

The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. Two structures are common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that reflects inflation in the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out any inflation related accruals as part of a semiannual coupon.

The value of inflation-indexed bonds normally changes when real interest rates change. Real interest rates, in turn, are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates (i.e., stated interest rates) and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if the rate of inflation rises at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. There can be no assurance, however, that the value of inflation-indexed bonds will change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their value. Coupon payments received by a Fund from inflation-indexed bonds are included in the Funds’ gross income for the period in which they accrue. In addition, any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond constitutes taxable ordinary income to investors, even though principal is not paid until maturity. Inflation-indexed bonds outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Taxes and distributions

Each Fund, except Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Special Situations Fund (see below), intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company (each a “RIC Fund”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each RIC Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each RIC Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes. 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 each RIC Fund’s investments in certain jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of each RIC Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Special Situations Fund (each a “Partnership Fund”) have each elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and each shareholder is responsible for their tax liabilities, if any, related to their allocable share of Partnership Fund taxable income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and items of tax preference. The Partnership Funds’ activities do not generally constitute those of a U.S. trade or business. Accordingly, the Partnership Funds are generally not subject to U.S. federal, state and/or other income-based U.S. taxes (other than certain withholding taxes). Dividends and other income may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by the country in which such dividends or other income originate.

Implementation Fund is disregarded as an entity separate from its sole shareholder, Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (“BFAF”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. BFAF will be treated as owning Implementation Fund’s assets directly for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, any income, gain, loss, deduction or other tax items arising in respect of Implementation Fund’s assets will be treated as if they are realized or incurred, as applicable, directly by BFAF. Alternative Asset SPC, Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and has elected to be treated as a (non-U.S.) corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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

Each RIC Fund’s policy is to declare and pay distributions of its net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Each RIC Fund also intends to distribute net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Typically all distributions are reinvested in additional shares of each RIC Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by each RIC Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Because each Partnership Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is not required to make distributions to its shareholders. It is the policy of each Partnership Fund to declare and pay non-redeeming distributions in the sole discretion of the Trustees (or their delegates). Distributions made by each Partnership Fund, if any, other than distributions made in partial or complete

 

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redemption of shareholders’ interests in the Partnership Fund, are reported in each Partnership Fund’s Statements of Changes in Net Assets as Partnership Fund distributions to shareholders.

Each Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

Income and capital gain distributions for each RIC Fund 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 likely 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.

Distributions in excess of a RIC Fund’s tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the Funds’ financial statements as a return of capital.

As of February 28, 2013, the RIC Funds listed below elected to defer to March 1, 2013 late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as follows:

 

     
Fund Name  

Late-Year

Ordinary Losses ($)

    Post-
October
Capital Losses ($)
 

Alpha Only Fund

    (2,528,939)        (140,730,688)   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    (4,053,854)        (2,394,335)   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    (4,115,924)          

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    (4,424)          

International Equity Allocation Fund

    (2,478)          

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    (1,799)          

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    (1,159,543)          

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    (121)          

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    (2,672)          

As of February 28, 2013, the RIC Funds listed below had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning on or after March 1, 2011 are carried forward without expiration and generally retain their short-term and/or long-term tax character, as applicable. In addition, such losses should be utilized prior to losses scheduled to expire on or before February 28, 2019. As a result of this ordering rule, losses that are subject to expiration may expire unused.

 

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Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, late-year ordinary losses and losses realized subsequent to February 28, 2013, if any, could be subject to further limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. The RIC Funds’ capital loss carryforwards are as follows:

 

       
     Short-Term ($)    

Total
Short-
Term ($)

    Long-
Term ($)
 

Fund Name

 

Expiration
Date

2/28/2017

   

Expiration
Date

2/28/2018

   

Expiration
Date

2/28/2019

    No
Expiration
Date
      No
Expiration
Date
 

Alpha Only Fund

           (652,138,061)        (309,022,361)        (3,613,992)        (964,774,414)          

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

           (37,205,535)        (7,441,107)               (44,646,642)          

Global Asset Allocation Fund

                  (28,892,170)               (28,892,170)          

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

           (39,084,586)        (22,515,333)        (1,072,169)        (62,672,088)        (56,909,375)   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    (1,592,763)        (176,824)        (1,290,769)               (3,060,356)          

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

           (15,834,733)        (33,655,279)               (49,490,012)          

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Aggregate
Cost ($)
    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 

Alpha Only Fund

    2,527,688,702        102,004,230        (5,517,453)        96,486,777   

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    1,753,313,209        16,587,666        (7,791,597)        8,796,069   

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    9,190,263,617        177,985,533        (184,244,249)        (6,258,716)   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    3,955,540,355        226,689,823        (111,046,733)        115,643,090   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    4,890,922,769        88,772,765        (87,667,655)        1,105,110   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    2,525,083,108        114,688,673        (54,080,679)        60,607,994   

International Equity Allocation Fund

    1,641,569,137        24,608,261        (30,036,861)        (5,428,600)   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    1,081,074,467               (57,336,488)        (57,336,488)   

Special Situations Fund

    89,864,776        142,166        (273,721)        (131,555)   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    2,065,902,318        140,283,165        (11,732,760)        128,550,405   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    33,290,431        5,858,895               5,858,895   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    1,356,200,625        98,186,148        (141,054)        98,045,094   

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Funds file tax returns and/or adopt certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which they invest. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Funds and their investors are taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns they have filed and the tax positions they have adopted. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed. State, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns and/or other filings may be subject to examination for different periods, depending upon the tax rules of each applicable jurisdiction.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Funds’ policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and a Fund

 

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may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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 Funds use the identified cost basis.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds. Investment income, common expenses, purchase premiums and redemption fees, if any, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds, if applicable, based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees and supplemental support fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. In addition, the Funds may incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Funds may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by a Fund will vary (See Note 5).

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Funds’ custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent for all Funds except Alpha Only Fund. For Alpha Only Fund, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) serves as the custodian and fund accounting agent and State Street serves as the transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Prior to December 31, 2012, State Street’s custodian fees may have been reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintained in a State Street custodial account. Earnings allowances were reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2013, any cash balances maintained at the custodian are held in a Demand Deposit Account and interest income earned, if any, is shown as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Purchase premiums and redemption fees (if applicable) are paid to and retained by a Fund to help offset estimated portfolio transaction costs and other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties, and transfer fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. Such fees are recorded as a component of the Funds’ net share transactions. A Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an existing fee at any time.

Each of the Funds may charge purchase premiums and redemption fees. Purchase premiums and redemption fees for the Funds are typically reassessed annually based on the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the purchase premiums and/or redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest, provided that, if that weighted average is less than 0.05%, the Funds usually will not charge a purchase premium or redemption fee.

Purchase premiums are not charged on reinvestments of distributions. Redemption fees apply to all shares of a Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption, as applicable, is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase occurring on the same day, it ordinarily will waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. The Manager also may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee relating to a cash purchase or redemption of a Fund’s shares if the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

The Manager will waive or reduce the purchase premium when securities are used to purchase a Fund’s shares except to the extent that the Fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., stamp duties or transfer fees) in connection with its acquisition of those securities. The Funds may waive or reduce redemption fees when they use portfolio securities to redeem their shares. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed in-kind, the Fund may nonetheless charge a redemption fee equal to known or estimated costs.

Purchase premiums or redemption fees generally will not be waived for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares executed through brokers or agents, including, without limitation, intermediary platforms that are allowed pursuant to agreements with the Trust to transmit orders for purchases and redemptions the day after those orders are received.

The Manager may consider known cash flows out of or into underlying funds when placing orders for the cash purchase or redemption of underlying fund shares by accounts over which the Manager has investment discretion, including the Funds and other pooled investment vehicles. Consequently, those accounts will tend to benefit more from waivers of the underlying funds’ purchase premiums and redemption fees than other underlying fund shareholders.

 

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As of August 31, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were as follows:

 

                         
     Alpha Only   Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund   Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund(1)   Benchmark-Free Fund(2)   Global Asset Allocation Fund(3)   Global Equity Allocation Fund(4)   International Equity Allocation Fund(5)   International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund   Special Situations Fund   Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund(6)   U.S. Equity Allocation Fund   World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund
Purchase Premium       0.11%   0.14%   0.11%   0.11%   0.20%       0.06%    
Redemption Fee       0.11%   0.14%   0.11%   0.11%   0.20%       0.06%    

 

  (1)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.12% of the amount invested or redeemed.
  (2)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.13% of the amount invested or redeemed.
  (3)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.10% of the amount invested or redeemed.
  (4)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.12% of the amount invested or redeemed.
  (5)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.21% of the amount invested or redeemed.
  (6)  Prior to June 30, 2013, the premium on cash purchases and the fee on cash redemptions were each 0.07% of the amount invested or redeemed.

 

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3. Investment and other risks

The following chart identifies selected risks associated with each Fund. Risks not marked for a particular Fund may, however, still apply to some extent to that Fund at various times:

 

                         
     Alpha Only Fund   Alternative
Asset
Opportunity
Fund
  Benchmark-
Free
Allocation
Fund
  Benchmark-
Free
Fund
  Global
Asset
Allocation
Fund
  Global
Equity
Allocation
Fund
  International
Equity
Allocation
Fund
  International
Opportunities
Equity
Allocation
Fund
  Special
Situations
Fund
  Strategic
Opportunities
Allocation
Fund
  U.S.
Equity
Allocation
Fund
  World
Opportunities
Equity
Allocation
Fund
Market Risk – Equities   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Market Risk – Fixed Income Investments   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Market Risk – Asset-Backed Securities   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Credit Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Liquidity Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Smaller Company Risk   X       X   X   X   X   X   X       X   X   X
Derivatives Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Non-U.S. Investment Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Currency Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Focused Investment Risk   X       X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Real Estate Risk   X       X   X   X   X               X   X   X
Leveraging Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Counterparty Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Short Sales Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X   X   X
Natural Resources Risk   X       X   X   X   X   X   X       X       X
Commodities Risk       X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X       X
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Large Shareholder Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Management and Operational Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Options Risk           X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X       X
Fund of Funds Risk   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X
Non-Diversified Funds   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in a particular Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Funds. Funds could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments they make and market conditions, which may change over time.

 

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Each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds and other investment companies is exposed to the risks to which the underlying funds in which it invests are exposed. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the selected risks summarized below include both direct and indirect risks, and, references in this section to investments made by a Fund include those made both directly by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund through other GMO Funds and other investment companies.

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. All of the Funds are subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of their holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities — Funds that invest in equities run the risk that the market prices of those investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

Some of the Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in equities and, as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of those Funds’ shares.

If a Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

Because of Risk Premium Fund’s emphasis on selling put options on stock indices, its shares are expected to decline in value when those indices decline in value. Also, Risk Premium Fund’s investment strategy of writing put options on stock indices can be expected to cause the Fund to underperform the equity markets on which its puts were written when those markets rise rapidly because the Fund does not have exposure to the upside of the equity markets.

Fixed Income Investments — Funds that invest in fixed income securities (including bonds, notes, bills, synthetic debt instruments and asset-backed securities) are subject to various market risks. The market price of a fixed income investment can decline due to a number of market-related factors, including rising interest rates and widening credit spreads, or decreased liquidity stemming from the market’s uncertainty about the value of a fixed income investment (or class of fixed income investments). In addition, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities and sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt instruments, can decline due to market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Some fixed income securities also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the fixed income security. When interest rates rise, these securities also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments in below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) may be particularly volatile. Often junk bonds are subject to greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes than higher rated bonds and can be more difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price of which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. See “Credit Risk” and “Liquidity Risk” below for more information about these risks.

A risk run by each Fund with a significant investment in fixed income securities is that an increase in prevailing interest rates will cause the market price of those securities to decline. The risk associated with increases in interest rates (also called “interest rate risk”) is generally greater for Funds investing in fixed income securities with longer durations and in some cases duration can increase.

The extent to which a fixed income security’s price changes with changes in interest rates is referred to as interest rate duration, which can be measured mathematically or empirically. A longer-maturity investment generally has longer interest rate duration because the investment’s fixed rate is locked in for a longer period of time. Floating-rate or adjustable-rate securities, however, generally have shorter interest rate durations because their interest rates are not fixed but rather float up and down as interest rates change. Conversely, inverse floating-rate securities have durations that move in the opposite direction from short-term interest rates and thus tend to underperform fixed rate securities when interest rates rise but outperform them when interest rates decline. Fixed income securities paying no interest, such as zero coupon and principal-only securities, create additional interest rate risk.

 

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The market price of inflation-indexed bonds (including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”)) normally changes when real interest rates change. Their value typically will decline during periods of rising real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) and increase during periods of declining real interest rates. Real interest rates may not fluctuate in the same manner as nominal interest rates. In some interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, the market price of inflation-indexed bonds may decline more than the price of non-inflation-indexed (or nominal) fixed income bonds with similar maturities. The market price of a Fund’s inflation-indexed bonds, however, will not necessarily change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their price. Moreover, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bond investments will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest they pay (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In the case of TIPS, the U.S. government guarantees the repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation). Generally, when interest rates on short term U.S. Treasury obligations equal or approach zero, a Fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Fund, will have a negative return unless the Manager waives or reduces its management fees.

Market risk for fixed income securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies is also affected by currency risk. See “Currency Risk” below.

Asset-Backed Securities — Investments in asset-backed securities not only are subject to all of the market risks described above for fixed income securities but to other market risks as well.

Funds investing in asset-backed securities are exposed to the risk that these securities experience severe credit downgrades, illiquidity, defaults, and declines in market value. These risks are particularly acute during periods of adverse market conditions, such as those that occurred in 2008. Asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets, including pools of residential and commercial mortgages, automobile loans, educational loans, home equity loans, and credit-card receivables. They also may be backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans made to corporations, or a combination of these bonds and loans (commonly referred to as “collateralized debt obligations” or “collateralized loan obligations”) and by the fees earned by service providers.

As described under “Market Risk — Fixed Income Investments” above, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities, can decline due to a number of factors, including market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Payment of interest on asset-backed securities and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flow generated by the assets backing the securities, as well as the deal structure (e.g., determination as to the amount of underlying assets or other support needed to produce the cash flows necessary to service interest and make principal payments), the quality of the underlying assets, the level of credit support and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any, and the reliability of various other service providers with access to the payment stream. A problem in any one of these areas can lead to a reduction in the payment stream the Manager expected a Fund to receive at the time the Fund purchased the asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities involve risk of loss of principal if obligors of the underlying obligations default and the value of the defaulted obligations exceeds whatever credit support the securities may have. Asset-backed securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, in particular, may cause a Fund to suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, as sub-prime mortgage loans are typically made to less creditworthy borrowers and thus have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. The obligations of issuers (and obligors of asset-backed securities) also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. As of the date of this report, many asset-backed securities owned by the Funds that were once rated investment grade are now rated below investment grade. See “Credit Risk” below for more information about credit risk.

With the deterioration of worldwide economic and liquidity conditions that occurred and became acute in 2008, the markets for asset-backed securities became fractured, and uncertainty about the creditworthiness of those securities (and underlying assets) caused credit spreads (the difference between yields on asset-backed securities and U.S. Government securities) to widen dramatically. Concurrently, systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions reduced the ability of financial institutions to make markets in many fixed income securities. These events reduced liquidity and contributed to substantial declines in the market prices of asset-backed and other fixed income securities. These conditions may occur again. Also, government actions and proposals affecting the terms of underlying home and consumer loans, changes in demand for products (e.g., automobiles) financed by those loans, and the inability of borrowers to refinance existing loans (e.g., sub-prime mortgages) have had, and may continue to have, adverse valuation and liquidity effects on asset-backed securities.

The market price of an asset-backed security may depend on the servicing of its underlying assets and is, therefore, subject to risks associated with the negligence or defalcation of its servicer. In some circumstances, the mishandling of related documentation also may affect the rights of security holders in and to the underlying assets. The insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security, as well as costs and delays. The obligations underlying asset-backed securities, in particular securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages, also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and a Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the asset-backed security. When interest rates rise, these obligations also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease.

 

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In addition, the existence of insurance on an asset-based security does not guarantee that the principal and/or interest will be paid because the insurer could default on its obligations. In recent years, a significant number of asset-backed security insurers have defaulted on their obligations.

The risk of investing in asset-backed securities has increased since the deterioration in worldwide economic and liquidity conditions referred to above because performance of the various sectors in which the assets underlying asset-backed securities are concentrated (e.g., auto loans, student loans, sub-prime mortgages, and credit card receivables) has become more highly correlated. See “Focused Investment Risk” below for more information about risks of investing in correlated sectors. A single financial institution may serve as a trustee for many asset-backed securities. As a result, a disruption in that institution’s business may have a material impact on many investments.

• CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income investment or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligation to pay principal and interest or otherwise to honor its obligations in a timely manner. The market price of a fixed income investment will normally decline as a result of the issuer’s, guarantor’s, or obligor’s failure to meet its payment obligations or the downgrading of its credit rating. This risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

All fixed income securities are subject to credit risk. Financial strength and solvency of an issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. The risk varies depending upon whether the issuer is a corporation or U.S. or non-U.S. government (or sub-division or instrumentality) and whether the particular security has a priority over other obligations of the issuer in payment of principal and interest and whether it has any collateral backing or credit enhancement. Credit risk may change over the life of a fixed income security. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, or corporation, or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations and their fixed income securities, including mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. These securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). Investments in sovereign debt involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. In addition, payment of principal of fixed income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government can be delayed because the guarantee generally only requires payment upon maturity of the securities. Investments in quasi-sovereign issuers are subject to the additional risk that the issuer may default independently of its sovereign. Sovereign debt risk is greater for fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by emerging countries.

In some cases, the credit risk of a fixed income security is reflected in its credit ratings, and a Fund holding such a security is subject to the risk that its rating will be downgraded.

Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury historically have presented minimal credit risk. However, recent events have led to a downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least one major rating agency and have introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. to repay its obligations. A further credit rating downgrade or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of a Fund’s investments.

As described under “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” above, asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets and their payment of interest and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flows generated by the assets backing them. The credit risk of a particular asset-backed security depends on many factors, as described in “Market Risk — Asset Backed Securities” above.

The obligations of issuers also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. A Fund also is exposed to credit risk on a reference security to the extent it writes protection under credit default swaps. See “Derivatives Risk” below for more information regarding risks associated with the use of credit default swaps.

The extent to which the market price of a fixed income security changes in response to a credit event depends on a number of factors and can be difficult to predict. For example, floating rate securities may have final maturities of ten or more years, but their effective durations will tend to be very short. If the issuer of floating rate securities experiences an adverse credit event, or a change occurs in its perceived creditworthiness, the market price of its securities could decline much more than would be predicted by a change in their yield relative to their effective duration.

Credit risk is particularly pronounced for below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is below investment grade. Many asset-backed securities also are below investment grade. Below investment grade securities have speculative characteristics, often are less liquid than higher quality securities, present a greater risk of default and are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse industry conditions. In the event of default of sovereign debt, the Funds may be unable to pursue legal action against the sovereign issuer.

 

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• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents a Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, a Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). All of the Funds are subject to liquidity risk, but those with the greatest risk have principal investment strategies that involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, TIPS have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

All of the Funds with benchmarks may buy securities that are less liquid than those in their benchmarks.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. All of the Funds may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, a Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts, or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

A Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., non-U.S. currency forwards), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, a Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, a Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Funds may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Funds. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, a Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values a Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when a Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of a Fund, the Funds will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce a Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

 

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Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

A Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not members of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Funds will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Funds will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Funds may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to a Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose a Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, a Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Funds and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Funds are still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Funds and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Funds than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Funds in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Funds’ clearing member and typically does not provide the Funds any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Funds that invest in non-U.S. securities are subject to additional and more varied risks than Funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit a Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

A Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. A Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could ultimately be recovered by a Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to

 

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collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. A Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. A Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes a Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose a Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of a Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, a Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including a Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Funds’ investment opportunities.

Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets) are subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than Funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in a Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on a Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of a Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which a Fund’s investments are traded, in which a Fund receives income, or in which a Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

Many of the Funds use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of their portfolios. As a result, their currency exposure may differ (in some cases significantly) from the currency exposure of their benchmarks. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, a Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and a Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

 

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• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. A Fund that invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

A Fund that focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Real Estate Risk” below.

Similarly, Funds having a significant portion of their assets in investments tied economically to (or related to) a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country (e.g., Taiwan or Japan) or particular market (e.g., emerging markets) have more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• REAL ESTATE RISK. Because Real Estate Fund concentrates its assets in real estate-related investments, the value of its portfolio is subject to factors affecting the real estate industry and may fluctuate more than the value of a portfolio that consists of securities of companies in a broader range of industries. Factors affecting real estate values include the supply of real property in particular markets, overbuilding, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, delays in completion of construction, changes in real estate values, changes in operating costs and property taxes, levels of occupancy, adequacy of rent to cover operating costs, possible environmental liabilities, regulatory limitations on rent, fluctuations in rental income, increased competition, and other risks related to local and regional market conditions. The value of real estate-related investments also may be affected by changes in interest rates, macroeconomic developments, and social and economic trends. For instance, during periods of declining interest rates, some mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may reduce the yield on securities issued by those REITs. Some REITs have relatively small market capitalizations, which can tend to increase the volatility of the market price of their securities. REITs are subject to the risk of fluctuations in income from underlying real estate assets, their inability to manage effectively the cash flows generated by those assets, prepayments and defaults by borrowers, and their failure to qualify for the special tax treatment granted to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or to maintain their exemption from investment company status under the 1940 Act.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., a Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases a Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the security involved. A Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

A Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, a Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. Funds that enter into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or that lend their securities run the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Funds are not subject to any limits on their exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in

 

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which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose a Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. A Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to a Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when a Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases a Fund’s counterparty risk. Funds that use swap contracts are subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Funds also are subject to counterparty risk because they execute their securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Funds could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments they would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Funds.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of a Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Funds’ initial margin, the Funds are subject to the risk that a clearing house will use a Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Funds are therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to a Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that a Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Funds, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• SHORT SALES RISK. Some Funds may use short sales in their investment programs in an attempt to increase their returns or for hedging purposes.

In implementing its principal investment strategy, Alpha Only Fund is permitted to engage in short sales of securities or currencies that it does not own. To do so, the Fund borrows a security (e.g., shares of an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”)) or currency from a broker and sells it to a third party. This type of short sale exposes the Fund to the risk that it will be required to acquire, convert, or exchange securities or currencies to replace the borrowed securities at a time when the securities or currencies sold short have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. If a Fund engages in short sales of securities or currencies it does not own, it may have to pay a premium to borrow the securities or currencies and must pay to the lender any dividends or interest it receives on the securities or currencies while they are borrowed. In addition, purchasing securities or currencies to close out a short position can itself cause the price of the securities or currencies to rise further, thereby exacerbating any losses.

 

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Short sales of securities or currencies the Fund does not own involve a form of investment leverage, and the amount of a Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited. Alpha Only Fund is subject to increased leveraging risk and other investment risks described in this “Investment and other risks” section to the extent it sells short securities or currencies it does not own.

• NATURAL RESOURCES RISK. The Funds (except Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Implementation Fund, Special Situations Fund and U.S. Equity Allocation Fund) may invest in Resources Fund. Resources Fund concentrates its investments in the natural resources sector, and so is particularly exposed to adverse developments, including adverse price movements, affecting issuers in the natural resources sector and is subject to greater risks than a fund that invests in a wider range of industries. In addition, the market prices of securities of companies in the natural resources sector may be more volatile than those of securities of companies in other industries. Some of the commodities used as raw materials or produced by these companies are subject to broad price fluctuations as a result of industry wide supply and demand factors. Companies in the natural resources sector often have limited pricing power over supplies or for the products they sell, which can affect their profitability. Companies in the natural resources sector also may be subject to special risks associated with natural or man-made disasters. In addition, the natural resources sector can be especially affected by political and economic developments, government regulations including changes in tax law or interpretations of law, energy conservation, and the success of exploration projects. Specifically, the natural resource sector can be significantly affected by import controls, worldwide competition, changes in consumer sentiment and spending, and can be subject to liability for, among other things, environmental damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control.

Resources Fund’s concentration in the securities of natural resource companies exposes it to the price movements of natural resources to a greater extent than if it were more broadly diversified. Because Resources Fund invests primarily in the natural resources sector, it runs the risk of performing poorly during an economic downturn or a decline in demand for natural resources.

The Funds (except Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Implementation Fund, Special Situations Fund and U.S. Equity Allocation Fund) are exposed to the risks of investments in the natural resources sector to the extent they invest in Resources Fund.

• COMMODITIES RISK. The Funds (except Alpha Only Fund, Implementation Fund, Special Situations Fund and U.S. Equity Allocation Fund) may invest in Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, which has exposure to commodity markets. Therefore, the net asset value of its shares is affected by factors particular to those markets and may decline and fluctuate in a rapid and unpredictable manner. Commodity prices can be extremely volatile and are affected by many 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, nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation, international regulatory, political and economic developments (e.g., regime changes and changes in economic activity levels), 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. Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives. The value of these derivatives may fluctuate more than the commodity or commodities or commodity index to which they relate. The Funds (except Alpha Only Fund, Implementation Fund, Special Situations Fund and U.S. Equity Allocation Fund) are exposed to the risks of investments in commodities to the extent they invest in Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Funds’ investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Funds’ investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. During such market disruptions, the Funds’ exposure

 

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to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risks” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Funds from implementing their investment programs for a period of time and achieving their investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Funds’ derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates, or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that a Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of a Fund is held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g., GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by those shareholders of all or a large portion of their Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Funds are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset Allocation Funds and separate accounts managed by the Manager for its clients hold substantial percentages of the shares of many Funds, and asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) those Funds. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable gains to shareholders. They also potentially limit the RIC Funds’ use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). In addition, each Fund that invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk is indirectly subject to this risk.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. Each Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Each Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

For some Funds the Manager’s portfolio managers use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors, or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement a Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives.

The Funds also are subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent a Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Funds for losses resulting from their errors.

• OPTIONS RISK. The market price of options written by a Fund will be affected by many factors, including changes in the market price or dividend rates of underlying securities (or in the case of indices, the securities comprising such indices); changes in interest rates or exchange rates; changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the relevant stock market and underlying securities; and the time remaining before an option’s expiration. The market price of an option also may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid. In addition, since an American style option allows the holder to exercise its rights any time prior to expiration of the option, the writer of an American style option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligations as a writer of the option. (This risk is not present when writing a European style option because the holder may only exercise the option on its expiration date.) If a Fund writes a call option and does not hold the underlying security or instrument, the amount of the Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

National securities exchanges generally have established limits on the maximum number of options an investor or group of investors acting in concert may write. A Fund, the Manager, and other funds advised by the Manager may constitute such a group. These limits could restrict a Fund’s ability to purchase or write options on a particular security.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (i.e., options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While a Fund has greater flexibility to tailor an OTC option, OTC options generally expose a Fund to greater credit risk than exchange-

 

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traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded. Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary market risks.

• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. Funds that invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and ETFs (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), are exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

Because a Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if a Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Funds also are indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds. Because some of their underlying Funds invest a substantial portion of their assets in other GMO Funds (pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC), the Asset Allocation Funds have more tiers of investments than funds in many other groups of investment companies. Many of the Funds that invest in shares of other GMO Funds are subject indirectly to Large Shareholder Risk because those other GMO Funds are more likely to have large shareholders (e.g., other GMO Funds). See “Large Shareholder Risk” above.

Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

• NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. Some of the Funds are not “diversified” investment companies within the meaning of the 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, they may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on their performance, than if they were “diversified.”

In addition, each of the Funds may invest a portion of its assets in shares of one or more other GMO Funds that are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. Each of the Funds may invest without limitation in other GMO Funds that are not diversified.

The following Funds are not diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act:

 

    Alpha Only Fund
    Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund
    Implementation Fund
    Special Situations Fund
    U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

Temporary Defensive Positions — The Funds (other than Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund) normally do not take temporary defensive positions. Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions if deemed prudent by the Manager. To the extent a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

At August 31, 2013, only Alpha Only Fund, Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Implementation Fund and Special Situations Fund held derivative financial instruments directly. For a listing of derivative financial instruments held by the underlying funds, if any, please refer to the underlying funds’ Schedule of Investments. The derivative information provided below only pertains to direct investments made by Alpha Only Fund, Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, Implementation Fund and Special Situations Fund.

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of a Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

 

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Use of Derivatives by Alpha Only Fund

The Fund may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, the Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. The Fund also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts, and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce its investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). A Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of its investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices, and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if the Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting its investment exposures, the Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust its currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by their portfolio or the portfolio investments.

The Fund may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Fund is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of its derivative positions, the Fund will typically have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund will be leveraged) and therefore is subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

The Fund’s foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by its investments.

Use of Derivatives by Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

The Fund may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in global equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, or other assets. In particular, the Fund may use exchange traded futures and forward foreign exchange contracts to gain exposure to a range of global equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets. The Fund also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce its investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero). For example, the Fund may use credit default swaps to take a short position with respect to the likelihood of default by an issuer. The Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce (which may result in a reduction below zero) some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Fund may use derivatives, such as futures, related options, and swap contracts, in an attempt to adjust elements of its investment exposures to individual commodities, various securities, sectors, markets, indices and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if the Fund holds a large proportion of a certain type of security or commodity and the Manager believes that another security or commodity will outperform such security or commodity, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of the Fund’s portfolio) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). Long and short swap contracts and contracts for differences also may be used for these purposes. Derivatives used to effect synthetic sales and purchases will generally be unwound as actual portfolio securities are sold and purchased. In addition, the Manager may alter the interest rate exposure of debt instruments by employing interest rate swaps. Such a strategy is designed to maintain the Fund’s exposure to the credit of an issuer through the debt instrument but adjust the Fund’s interest rate exposure through the swap. With these swaps, the Fund and its counterparties exchange interest rate exposure, such as fixed versus variable rates and shorter duration versus longer duration exposure. In adjusting its investment exposure, the Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to adjust its currency exposure, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by its portfolio investments.

The Fund may also use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Fund is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of its derivative positions, the Fund will typically have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund will be leveraged) and therefore is subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

 

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Use of Derivatives by Implementation Fund

The Fund may use derivatives as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. For example, the Fund may use derivatives instead of investing directly in equity securities, including using equity derivatives to maintain equity exposure when it holds cash by “equitizing” its cash balances using futures contracts or other types of derivatives. The Fund also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce its investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero) or the investment exposures of BFAF. The Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce (which may result in a reduction below zero) some aspect of the currency exposure in its or BFAF’s portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of its or BFAF’s investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if the Fund or BFAF holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of those stocks) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting investment exposures, the Fund also may use currency derivatives, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by its or BFAF’s portfolio. The Fund’s foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by its investments.

The Fund may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Fund is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of its derivative positions, the Fund may have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund may be leveraged) and therefore is subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

Use of Derivatives by Special Situations Fund

The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for direct investment in securities or other assets. In particular, the Fund may use swaps or other derivatives on an index, a single security or a basket of securities to gain investment exposures (e.g., by selling protection under a credit default swap). The Fund also may use currency derivatives (including forward currency contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and options) to gain exposure to a given currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce its investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero) or the investment exposures of another fund or account that invests in the Fund. For example, the Fund may use credit default swaps to take a short position with respect to the likelihood of default by an issuer. The Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce (which may result in a reduction below zero) some aspect of the currency exposure in its portfolio or the portfolio of another fund or account that invests in the Fund. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of its investment exposures or the investment exposures of another fund or account that invests in the Fund to various securities, sectors, markets, indices and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if the Fund or another fund or account that invests in the Fund holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of those stocks) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In addition, the Manager may alter the interest rate exposure of debt instruments by employing interest rate swaps. Such a strategy is designed to maintain exposure to the credit of an issuer through the debt instrument but adjust the interest rate exposure through the swap. With these swaps, the Fund and its counterparties exchange interest rate exposure, such as fixed versus variable rates and shorter duration versus longer duration exposure. In adjusting investment exposures, the Fund also may use currency derivatives, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by its portfolio or the portfolio of another fund or account that invests in the Fund.

The Fund may also use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Fund is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of its derivative positions, the Fund will typically have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund will be leveraged) and therefore is subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

 

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Certain derivatives transactions used by the Funds, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Funds hold cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, a Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

For Funds that held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013, the following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

         
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use   Alpha Only Fund   Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund*   Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund**   Special Situations Fund
Forward currency contracts                

Adjust currency exchange rate risk

      X        

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

  X   X   X   X

To hedge some or all of the currency exposure of the underlying funds and assets in which the Fund invests

  X            

To manage against anticipated currency exchange rate changes

  X       X   X
Futures contracts                

Adjust exposure to certain securities markets

      X   X    

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

      X   X    

To hedge some or all of the broad market exposure of the underlying funds and assets in which the Fund invests

  X            
Options (Written)                

Used written put option contracts as a substitute for direct equity investment

          X    
Swap contracts                

Adjust exposure to certain securities markets

          X   X

Adjust interest rate exposure

              X

Adjust exposure to certain companies and industries

          X   X

Manage the duration of the portfolio

              X

To hedge some or all of the broad market exposure of the assets in which the Fund invests

          X   X

To hedge some or all of the broad market exposure of the underlying funds and assets in which the Fund invests

  X            
Rights and/or warrants                

Received as a result of corporate actions

          X    

 

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  * Certain derivatives are held by Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund’s wholly owned subsidiary.
  ** Derivatives are held by Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund’s wholly owned subsidiary.

Forward currency contracts

The Funds 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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose a Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Funds may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. Upon entering into a futures contract, a 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by each Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on the Statements 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. Futures contracts expose the Funds to the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Funds may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options a Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the writer of the option. A Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Funds may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies they own or in which they may invest. Writing options alters a Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating that Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating that Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that a Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC options expose a Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, that Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

 

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For the period ended August 31, 2013, investment activity in options contracts written by the Funds were as follows:

 

     

 

  Puts     Calls  
   
     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

             

Outstanding, beginning of period

            —        4,383      $ 3,763,138                —                —      $         —   

Options written

           41,135        42,574,258                        

Options bought back

           (13,389     (15,327,882                     

Options expired

           (23,484     (22,474,299                     

Options exercised

           (29     (140,502                     
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

           8,616      $ 8,394,713                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Funds value OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Funds may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, a Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Funds do not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

Variance swap contracts 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

 

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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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Forward starting dividend swap contracts involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or rights to receive the changes in a dividend index point. The Fund gains exposure by either paying or receiving an amount in respect of an increase or decrease in the change of the relevant dividend index point based on a notional amount. For example, if the Fund took a long position on a dividend index swap, the Fund would receive payments if the relevant index point increased in value and would be obligated to pay if that index point decreased in value.

Future swap contracts involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or rights to receive the changes in an index. A Fund gains exposure by either paying or receiving an amount in respect of an increase or decrease in the change of the index based on a notional amount. For example, if a Fund took a long position on a future swap, the Fund would receive payments if the relevant index increased in value and would be obligated to pay if that index decreased in value.

Generally, the Funds price their OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the value assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that a Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by that Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by a Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Funds may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Funds (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

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The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and the Statements of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

               
     Credit
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Alpha Only Fund

               

Asset:

               

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $      $      $ 19,362,332      $      $         —      $ 19,362,332   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  8,682,297                        8,682,297   

Unrealized Appreciation on Swap Contracts

                  26,015,298                        26,015,298   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 34,697,595      $ 19,362,332      $      $      $ 54,059,927   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 34,697,595      $ 19,362,332      $      $      $ 54,059,927   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (764,704   $      $      $ (764,704

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  (1,164,400                     (1,164,400

Unrealized Depreciation on Swap Contracts

                                      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (1,164,400   $ (764,704   $      $      $ (1,929,104
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ (1,164,400   $ (764,704   $      $      $ (1,929,104
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 5,489,777      $      $      $ 5,489,777   

Futures Contracts

                  (374,742,055                          (374,742,055

Swap Contracts

                                      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (374,742,055   $ 5,489,777      $      $      $ (369,252,278
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 11,000,298      $      $      $ 11,000,298   

Futures Contracts

                  151,784,084                             151,784,084   

Swap Contracts

                  24,293,008                             24,293,008   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 176,077,092      $ 11,000,298      $      $      $ 187,077,390   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

  

Asset:

               

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 8,423,453      $      $      $ 8,423,453   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

           9,090,606        7,394,946               261,062               16,746,614   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 9,090,606      $ 7,394,946      $ 8,423,453      $ 261,062      $      $ 25,170,067   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ 9,090,606      $ 7,394,946      $ 8,423,453      $ 261,062      $      $ 25,170,067   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (2,835,300   $      $      $ (2,835,300

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

           (13,366,692     (4,469,056            (2,415,838            (20,251,586
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (13,366,692   $ (4,469,056   $ (2,835,300   $ (2,415,838   $      $ (23,086,886
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $ (13,366,692   $ (4,469,056   $ (2,835,300   $ (2,415,838   $      $ (23,086,886
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
     Credit
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund (continued)

  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $      $      $ 3,782,850      $      $         —      $ 3,782,850   

Futures Contracts

           24,804,007        13,947,835               3,130,050               41,881,892   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 24,804,007      $ 13,947,835      $ 3,782,850      $ 3,130,050      $      $ 45,664,742   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 1,686,484      $      $      $ 1,686,484   

Futures Contracts

           (8,476,229     (5,327,592            (1,979,888            (15,783,709
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (8,476,229   $ (5,327,592   $ 1,686,484      $ (1,979,888   $      $ (14,097,225
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

               

Asset:

               

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,344,493   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  103,856                             103,856   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 103,856      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,448,349   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 103,856      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,448,349   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (6,052,645

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  (856,124                          (856,124

Written Options, at value

                  (13,366,062                          (13,366,062
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (14,222,186   $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ (14,222,186   $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $      $ 56,459      $      $      $      $ 56,459   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         17,067,601                      17,067,601   

Futures Contracts

                  (2,642,380                          (2,642,380

Swap Contracts

                  2,399,249                             2,399,249   

Written Options

                  (168,887                          (168,887
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (355,559   $ 17,067,601      $      $      $ 16,712,042   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $         —      $      $ 17,751,783      $      $      $ 17,751,783   

Futures Contracts

                  1,019,570                             1,019,570   

Swap Contracts

                  (1,052,432                          (1,052,432

Written Options

                  (6,041,429                          (6,041,429
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (6,074,291   $ 17,751,783      $      $      $ 11,677,492   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Special Situations Fund

               

Asset:

               

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 9,426,790      $      $      $ 9,426,790   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ 9,426,790      $      $      $ 9,426,790   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ 9,426,790      $      $      $ 9,426,790   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

104    


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
     Credit
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Special Situations Fund (continued)

               

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (4,961,930   $      $      $ (4,961,930
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $      $ (4,961,930   $      $      $ (4,961,930
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $ (4,961,930   $      $      $ (4,961,930
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 4,399,278      $      $      $ 4,399,278   

Swap Contracts

                  14,410,549               (1,390,952            13,019,597   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 14,410,549      $ 4,399,278      $ (1,390,952   $      $ 17,418,875   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $         —      $      $      $ 1,613,910      $      $         —      $ 1,613,910   

Swap Contracts

                  (8,572,908            2,249,464               (6,323,444
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (8,572,908   $ 1,613,910      $ 2,249,464      $      $ (4,709,534
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Funds recognize changes in value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.
  * The table includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures and cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Period end variation margin on open futures and cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds are party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements or other similar types of agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) that generally govern the terms of some over-the-counter derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements between the parties. The Master Agreements may include collateral posting terms and netting provisions that apply in the event of a default and/or termination event. Upon the occurrence of such an event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, the Master Agreements may permit the non-defaulting party to calculate a single net payment to close out applicable transactions. However, there is no guarantee that the terms of a Master Agreement will be enforceable; for example, when bankruptcy or insolvency laws impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset obligations. Additionally, the netting and close out provisions of a Master Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty’s affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Termination events may also include a decline in the net assets of a 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 Master Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material adverse impact on a Fund’s operations. For more information about other uncertainties and risks, see the Investment and Other Risks note.

For financial reporting purposes, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities any cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds is reported as Due from Broker and any cash collateral received from the counterparty is reported as Due to Broker. Any non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds is noted in the Schedules of Investments. The tables below show the potential effect of netting arrangements made available by the Master Agreements on the financial position of the Funds. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally show derivative assets and derivative liabilities (regardless of whether they are subject to netting arrangements) on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures of the Fund prior to netting. See Note 2 for information on repurchase agreements held by the Funds at August 31, 2013, if any.

The tables above present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by type of financial instrument. The following tables present the Funds’ OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Alpha Only Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 10,410      $      $      $ 10,410   

Barclays Bank PLC

    6,769,968                      6,769,968   

BNP Paribas

    6,641,208        (4,750,000            1,891,208   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    1,208,269               (503,888     704,381   

Citibank N.A.

    3,637,965        (2,335,277            1,302,688   

Credit Suisse International

    1,462,898        (416,750            1,046,148   

Deutsche Bank AG

    2,616,444                      2,616,444   

Goldman Sachs International

    961,543               (123,824     837,719   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    17,256,488        (10,176,000     (136,658     6,943,830   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    4,629,136                      4,629,136   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    183,301               (334     182,967   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 45,377,630      $ (17,678,027   $ (764,704   $ 26,934,899   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  $ 503,888      $         —      $ 503,888      $         —   

Goldman Sachs International

    123,824               123,824          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    136,658               136,658          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

    334               334          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 764,704      $      $ 764,704      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,664,261      $ (1,650,815   $ (545,626   $ 467,820   

Citibank N.A.

    1,637,059                      1,637,059   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    1,621,874        (611,605     (438,449     571,820   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    2,500,259               (102,916     2,397,343   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,423,453      $ (2,262,420   $ (1,086,991   $ 5,074,042   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 545,626      $      $ 545,626      $   

Credit Suisse International

    1,748,309        (563,960            1,184,349   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    438,449               438,449          

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    102,916               102,916          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,835,300      $ (563,960   $ 1,086,991      $ 1,184,349   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

106    


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 3,290,642      $         —      $      $ 3,290,642   

Barclays Bank PLC

    17,252,868               (1,660,479     15,592,389   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    1,321,464                      1,321,464   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,850,051               (376,710     1,473,341   

Goldman Sachs International

    70,648               70,648          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    3,576,721               (2,261,375     1,315,346   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    6,982,099                      6,982,099   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 34,344,493      $      $ (4,227,916   $ 29,975,281   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,660,479      $         —      $ 1,660,479      $   

Deutsche Bank AG

    376,710               376,710          

Goldman Sachs International

    1,754,081               (70,648     1,683,433   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    2,261,375               2,261,375          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,052,645      $      $ 4,227,916      $ 1,683,433   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Special Situations Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 19,740      $         —      $ 19,740      $   

Barclays Bank PLC

    4,113,723               (262,747     3,850,976   

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,744,668               3,744,668          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    268,926               (265,622     3,304   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    1,279,733                      1,279,733   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,426,790      $      $ 3,236,039      $ 5,134,013   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 673,790      $         —      $ (19,740   $ 654,050   

Barclays Bank PLC

    262,747               262,747          

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,759,771               (3,744,668     15,103   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    265,622               265,622          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,961,930      $      $ (3,236,039   $ 669,153   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following tables present the Funds’ exchange-traded or cleared derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of August 31, 2013:

Alpha Only Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 7,240,933      $         —      $         —      $ 7,240,933 * 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 7,240,933      $      $      $ 7,240,933   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of  Derivative
Assets
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  $ 847,110      $         —      $         —      $ 847,110 * 

UBS Securities LLC

    801,885                      801,885 * 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,648,995      $      $      $ 1,648,995   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 750,791      $ (750,791   $         —      $         — * 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    13,366,062        (13,366,062            * 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 14,116,853      $ (14,116,853   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (forward currency contracts, futures contracts, rights and/or warrants) or notional amounts (swap contracts) or principal amounts (options) outstanding at each month-end was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013:

 

           
Fund Name   Forward
Currency
Contracts ($)
    Futures
Contracts ($)
    Swap
Contracts ($)
    Options ($)     Rights and/or
Warrants ($)
 

Alpha Only Fund

    1,135,837,319        2,272,711,843        868,080,842                 

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    542,974,072        1,209,227,639                        

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    2,428,285,473        103,316,135        5,581,576        137,254        353,721   

Special Situations Fund

    782,380,984               131,860,175                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to each Fund. That fee, if any, is paid monthly at the annual rate equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

                         
     Alpha Only   Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund   Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund   Benchmark-Free Fund   Global Asset Allocation Fund   Global Equity Allocation Fund   International Equity Allocation Fund   International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund   Special Situations Fund   Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund   U.S. Equity Allocation Fund   World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund
Management Fee   0.50%   0.70%
(Currently,
0.10%
waived)
  0.65%             0.37%      

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. For certain Funds above, the Manager does not charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because those fees vary from fund to fund, the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager’s asset allocation decisions.

In addition, each class of shares of certain Funds pays the Manager a shareholder service and/or supplemental support fee for providing client services and reporting, such as performance information, client account information, personal and electronic access to Fund information, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and assistance in maintaining and correcting client-related information. Shareholder service and/or supplemental support fees are paid monthly equal to the percentage of each applicable Fund’s average daily net assets set forth in the table below:

 

         
Fund Name   Class III     Class IV     Class VI     Class MF  

Alpha Only Fund

    0.15%        0.10%                   

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    0.15%                           

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    0.15%        0.10%                0.10%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    0.00%                           

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

International Equity Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

Special Situations Fund

    0.15%                0.055%           

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    0.00%                           

For each Fund, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to a Fund concurrently with the Fund’s payment of management fees to the Manager.

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

“Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by a Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

For each Fund that charges a management fee other than Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the Fund’s management fee, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the management fees directly or indirectly paid by the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

In addition to the contractual waivers and reimbursements described above, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund’s management fee to 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For each Fund that charges a shareholder service fee other than Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, the Manager will waive and/or reduce the shareholder service fee charged by each class of shares of the Fund, but not below zero, to the extent necessary to offset the shareholder service fees directly or indirectly paid by the class of shares of the Fund to the Manager as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other GMO Funds.

These contractual waivers and reimbursements will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for each Fund unless the Funds’ Board of Trustees authorizes their modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing and supplement support agreement.

For Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund only, pursuant to the terms of the Fund’s management contract and servicing and supplemental support agreement, the fees payable to the Manager under those agreements are reduced by amounts equal to the management fees and shareholder service fees, respectively, that the Manager receives as a result of the Fund’s investment in underlying GMO Funds.

The Funds’ portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and included in the Statements of Operations.

 

     
Fund Name   Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 

Alpha Only Fund

    19,716        2,760   

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    15,069        920   

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    50,253        5,888   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    20,569        3,036   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    24,972        3,680   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

    12,897        1,932   

International Equity Allocation Fund

    7,176        1,104   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    5,253        736   

Special Situations Fund

    3,680        552   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    11,459        1,656   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    184        5   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    8,106        1,104   

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Certain Funds incur fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the period ended August 31, 2013, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
    Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
    Indirect Interest
Expense
    Total Indirect Expenses  

Alpha Only Fund

    0.365%        0.064%        0.000%        0.429%   

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    0.001%        0.000%        0.000%        0.001%   

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    0.216%        0.046%        < 0.001%        0.262%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

    0.481%        0.089%        < 0.001%        0.570%   

Global Asset Allocation Fund*

    0.456%        0.079%        0.001%        0.536%   

Global Equity Allocation Fund*

    0.467%        0.071%        0.000%        0.538%   

International Equity Allocation Fund

    0.584%        0.081%        0.000%        0.665%   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    0.509%        0.089%        0.000%        0.598%   

Special Situations Fund

    0.001%        0.000%        0.000%        0.001%   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    0.419%        0.075%        0.001%        0.495%   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    0.325%        0.057%        0.000%        0.382%   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    0.427%        0.076%        0.000%        0.503%   

 

  * During the period, the Fund incurred non-recurring indirect legal expenses in connection with the final settlement of pending litigation. Subsequent to the receipt of the settlement proceeds, the underlying fund was liquidated.

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

         
     Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
         
Fund Name   U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 

Alpha Only Fund

           1,194,092,506               2,206,166,236   

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

           600,474,371        7,874,280          

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    917,399,602        5,280,153,194               2,059,479,366   

Benchmark-Free Fund

           1,030,356,868               846,418,074   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

           1,704,502,081               1,580,575,311   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

           991,677,305               661,734,204   

International Equity Allocation Fund

           402,405,006               163,095,970   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

           74,452,278               60,579,047   

Special Situations Fund

           44,200,062               691,101,864   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

           543,967,879               554,497,000   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

           1,318,603               46,511,996   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

           73,556,630               218,658,281   

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

7. Guarantees

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

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties as of August 31, 2013

 

         
Fund Name   Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion
 

Alpha Only Fund

    3     88.31%        0.06%        99.79%   

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    3 **      99.17%               100.00%   

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

    1        61.97%        0.77%        1.73%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

                         100.00%   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

    1 ***      13.59%        0.14%        13.59%   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

                         0.14%   

International Equity Allocation Fund

    2 ****      35.92%        1.44%        17.87%   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    3        38.10%                 

Special Situations Fund

    3     86.91%               100.00%   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

    1        27.49%        0.02%        99.96%   

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

    4        82.48%        0.02%          

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

    3        38.26%                 

 

  * Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  ** Three of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.
  *** This shareholder is another fund managed by GMO.
  **** One of the shareholders is another fund managed by GMO.

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Alpha Only Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    44,485      $ 1,077,938        1,183,182      $ 28,765,077   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    323        7,809        1,935        47,550   

Shares repurchased

    (725,530     (17,522,905     (607,109     (14,811,201
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (680,722   $ (16,437,158     578,008      $ 14,001,426   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV:

         

Shares sold

    40,711,923      $ 987,503,855        84,662,488      $ 2,065,839,670   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    179,603        4,340,992        302,200        7,431,105   

Shares repurchased

    (67,796,332     (1,632,069,719     (31,550,019     (770,380,453
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (26,904,806   $ (640,224,872     53,414,669      $ 1,302,890,322   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    28,842,914      $ 881,549,427        30,023,131      $ 904,821,692   

Shares repurchased

    (2,331,633     (72,315,987              
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       26,511,281      $ 809,233,440           30,023,131      $ 904,821,692   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    45,059,635      $ 1,184,354,685        42,604,188      $ 1,057,446,020   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    611,749        15,936,068        186,580        4,641,672   

Shares repurchased

    (447,172     (11,939,802     (9,878,308     (252,879,064

Purchase premiums

           1,204,660               1,298,448   

Redemption fees

                         741   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       45,224,212      $ 1,189,555,611           32,912,460      $ 810,507,817   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IV*:

         

Shares sold

    23,397,196      $ 617,273,301        27,340,869      $ 690,612,412   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    302,458        7,876,007        71,428        1,783,556   

Shares repurchased

    (57,901     (1,505,234     (388     (10,000

Purchase premiums

           680,417               222,986   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    23,641,753      $ 624,324,491        27,411,909      $ 692,608,954   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class MF**:

         

Shares sold

    102,062,806      $ 2,683,523,048        113,938,649      $ 2,794,339,449   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,760,508        45,861,223        553,925        13,753,375   

Shares repurchased

                  (63,751     (1,509,790

Purchase premiums

           3,289,116               3,348,672   

Redemption fees

                         1,195   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    103,823,314      $  2,732,673,387        114,428,823      $ 2,809,932,901   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

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August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Benchmark-Free Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    5,523,903      $ 119,750,288        8,342,306      $ 172,037,177   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    2,171,133        46,614,227        10,629,226        218,779,932   

Shares repurchased

    (2,417,325     (52,933,135     (3,465,062     (71,933,455

Purchase premiums

           103,010               139,242   

Redemption fees

           13,327               46,367   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    5,277,711      $ 113,547,717        15,506,470      $ 319,069,263   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Asset Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    42,216,182      $ 469,671,899        125,182,359      $ 1,328,700,300   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    181,408        2,008,186        10,190,943        108,125,903   

Shares repurchased

    (38,827,876     (434,195,853     (45,844,718     (482,976,480

Purchase premiums

           405,900               1,275,100   

Redemption fees

           372,034               428,093   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    3,569,714      $ 38,262,166        89,528,584      $ 955,552,916   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Global Equity Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    52,483,216      $ 467,917,770        66,734,770      $ 570,867,176   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    4,132,052        36,072,806        18,696,692        154,244,521   

Shares repurchased

    (20,698,699     (184,825,121     (20,100,329     (170,509,288

Purchase premiums

           361,550               489,107   

Redemption fees

           155,964               187,787   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       35,916,569      $ 319,682,969           65,331,133      $ 555,279,303   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Equity Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    34,580,682      $ 364,549,741        32,118,209      $ 312,628,321   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    346,609        3,563,142        4,032,122        41,081,828   

Shares repurchased

    (13,007,102     (139,263,541     (20,247,711     (195,804,476

Purchase premiums

           146,237               614,603   

Redemption fees

           286,599               367,771   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    21,920,189      $ 229,282,178        15,902,620      $ 158,888,047   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    1,727,016      $ 26,667,547        9,059,323      $ 126,443,969   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    19,098        293,342        1,841,320        26,735,963   

Shares repurchased

    (1,761,749     (27,423,925     (4,252,988     (60,770,407
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (15,635   $ (463,036     6,647,655      $ 92,409,525   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

114    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
February 28, 2013
 
   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Special Situations Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    19,904      $ 504,786        1,090,189      $ 28,393,064   

Shares repurchased

    (1,146,720     (29,382,033     (1,320,555     (34,008,100
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,126,816   $ (28,877,247     (230,366   $ (5,615,036
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class VI:

         

Shares sold

    1,035,176      $      26,547,047        8,504,266      $ 223,395,607   

Shares repurchased

    (25,399,453     (654,983,001     (7,256,801     (192,457,709
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (24,364,277   $ (628,435,954     1,247,465      $ 30,937,898   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    2,812,049      $ 63,108,245        4,226,212      $ 90,910,743   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,296,794        28,633,203        8,815,218        182,034,234   

Shares repurchased

    (5,941,368     (131,199,063     (7,158,276     (156,243,122

Purchase premiums

           27,897               9,941   

Redemption fees

           74,478               7,745   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,832,525   $ (39,355,240          5,883,154      $ 116,719,541   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    412      $ 12,859        273,231      $ 7,807,789   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

            264,426        7,660,420        66,247        1,901,866   

Shares repurchased

    (1,571,965     (45,560,450     (60,337     (1,799,664
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,307,127   $ (37,887,171     279,141      $ 7,909,991   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

         

Class III:

         

Shares sold

    411,805      $        9,388,579        15,977,360      $ 313,330,034   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    16,016        357,654        2,296,490        46,343,171   

Shares repurchased

    (7,992,358     (181,456,649     (9,148,660     (187,141,359
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (7,564,537   $ (171,710,416     9,125,190      $    172,531,846   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * The period under the heading “Year Ended February 28, 2013” represents the period from December 11, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.
  ** The period under the heading “Year Ended February 28, 2013” represents the period from March 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2013.

 

    115


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

10. Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the period ended August 31, 2013 is set forth below:

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

Alpha Only Fund

               

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

  $ 472,693,875      $ 111,825,724      $ 245,541,450      $ 4,422,824      $      $      $ 362,304,651   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    1,100,163,857        246,214,304        570,616,600        9,370,205                      845,021,408   

GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI

    523,090,853        108,460,403        272,671,150        2,099,603                      408,919,938   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    965,757,640        225,915,902        492,210,800        2,636,312        14,312,890               754,010,915   

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    116,540,642        475,057,802        591,630,416        54,255        4,543                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 3,178,246,867      $ 1,167,474,135      $ 2,172,670,416      $ 18,583,199      $ 14,317,433      $      $ 2,370,256,912   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Consolidated Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

               

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

  $ 3,084,979      $      $      $ 12,599      $      $ 565,320      $ 2,618,277   

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

    616,498,947        600,474,371               385,347        89,024               1,216,852,576   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 619,583,926      $ 600,474,371      $      $ 397,946      $ 89,024      $ 565,320      $ 1,219,470,853   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Consolidated Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

               

GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV

  $ 1,129,748,983      $ 768,898,053      $ 597,138,071      $ 1,798,053      $      $      $ 1,289,567,059   

GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    489,287,387        680,068,020                                    1,184,592,815   

GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI

    267,402,815        235,971,180               1,138,143        1,933,037               503,478,667   

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

    127,099,623        210,667,476               2,317,477                      320,385,752   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    141,469,403        40,752,276        156,726,110        26,361,353        14,390,923                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 2,155,008,211      $ 1,936,357,005      $ 753,864,181      $ 31,615,026      $ 16,323,960      $      $ 3,298,024,293   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Benchmark-Free Fund

               

GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV

  $ 457,131,993      $ 14,004,968      $ 258,286,365      $ 490,199      $      $      $ 209,799,521   

GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    188,187,832        120,491,864        68,843,043                             246,679,084   

GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI

           508,133,161                                    497,338,803   

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III

    927,521,659        142,944,501        148,097,094        33,725,683        19,533,311               935,732,106   

GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI

    162,220,146        2,297,718               455,999        774,475               165,363,584   

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

    102,994,675        83,425,974               1,226,822                      177,091,175   

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

    490,803,797        63,487,288                                    496,791,516   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    128,814,066        37,441,517        142,809,211        24,077,440        13,364,077                 

GMO Quality Fund, Class VI

    918,524,954        45,618,745        12,228,208        2,725,804        13,530,827               990,387,986   

GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI

    243,009,116        8,042,737                      5,509,709               242,113,979   

GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI

    175,541,690        1,068,495        155,325,193                             24,159,220   

GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI

    146,772,924        3,399,900        60,828,960        2,495,947                      85,666,150   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 3,941,522,852      $ 1,030,356,868      $ 846,418,074      $ 65,197,894      $ 52,712,399      $      $ 4,071,123,124   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Global Asset Allocation Fund

               

GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV

  $ 729,162,436      $ 59,601,087      $ 315,208,231      $ 805,234      $      $      $ 468,611,748   

GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

    269,060,669        76,458,157        320,571                             351,603,286   

GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI

           502,636,784                          492,075,713   
                                                         

 

116    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

Global Asset Allocation Fund (continued)

               

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III

  $ 248,043,903      $ 60,279,608      $ 41,109,592      $ 9,743,426      $ 5,643,218      $      $ 270,965,989   

GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI

    119,450,615        6,037,233        1,149,341        344,560        585,203               124,950,803   

GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI

    45,628,493               393,235        106,537               8,216,704        38,206,460   

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

    121,041,373        61,107,784        1,174,961        1,480,235                      170,507,814   

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

    455,385,222        45,801,641        14,831,535                             431,990,393   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    100,158,243        20,730,509        110,295,463        14,009,502        6,721,007                 

GMO International Core Equity Fund, Class VI

    622,763,298        8,011,823        664,351,334        8,011,825                        

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    28,498,947        93,050,868        45,649,979        692,907                      73,956,514   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    358,974,608        626,861,968        36,604,156        6,672,631                      968,380,195   

GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI

    117,555,180        7,806,663                      2,750,351               120,859,078   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    3,289               9,196                      258,692          

GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI

    165,745,642        7,013,559        151,232,708                             24,324,893   

GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI

    296,449,409        17,756,487        60,563,098        5,075,116                      246,048,193   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    1,064,789,143        111,347,910        132,973,164        2,598,343        14,106,752               1,091,609,770   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 4,742,710,470      $ 1,704,502,081      $ 1,575,866,564      $ 49,540,316      $ 29,806,531      $ 8,475,396      $ 4,874,090,849   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Global Equity Allocation Fund

               

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III

  $ 155,882,479      $ 63,743,659      $ 11,779,992      $ 7,285,304      $ 4,219,518      $      $ 208,703,617   

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

    325,125,624        70,742,207        9,343,938                             344,315,512   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    35,579,121        8,117,238        39,543,454        5,740,617        2,376,621                 

GMO International Core Equity Fund, Class VI

    469,254,168        6,685,414        503,036,148        6,672,155                        

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    30,002,710        193,037,921        11,953,663        1,610,375                      207,296,325   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    278,726,153        447,251,609        26,096,442        4,960,280                      713,624,240   

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

    154          429                 12,079          

GMO SPV I, LLC

    30          120                 3,953          

GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI

    77,632,724        10,477,867        5,146,925        299,957                      89,599,239   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    848,494,082        191,621,390        54,833,093        2,326,767        12,632,331               1,022,107,724   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 2,220,697,245      $ 991,677,305      $ 661,734,204      $ 28,895,455      $ 19,228,470      $ 16,032      $ 2,585,646,657   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

International Equity Allocation Fund

               

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

  $ 357,138,077      $ 93,318,085      $ 22,887,934      $      $      $      $ 383,915,491   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    45,162,963        4,760,850        49,780,452        3,638,721        1,122,129                 

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    285,931,562        77,284,719        25,959,380        2,692,376                      349,657,347   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    696,941,748        227,041,352        64,468,204        6,182,003                      902,538,787   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 1,385,174,350      $ 402,405,006      $ 163,095,970      $ 12,513,100      $ 1,122,129      $      $ 1,636,111,625   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

    117


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

               

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

  $ 19,089,766      $ 2,646,025      $      $      $      $      $ 19,286,134   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    43,798,347        7,601,111        48,890,511        4,801,053        2,800,058                 

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    278,348,071        15,969,075        5,810,791        2,300,366                      299,048,685   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    625,555,137        48,236,067        5,877,745        4,766,103                      705,366,413   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 966,791,321      $ 74,452,278      $ 60,579,047      $ 11,867,522      $ 2,800,058      $      $ 1,023,701,232   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Special Situations Fund

               

GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

  $ 642,686,692      $ 44,200,062      $ 679,134,000      $ 198,126      $ 1,936      $      $ 8,009,449   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 642,686,692      $ 44,200,062      $ 679,134,000      $ 198,126      $ 1,936      $      $ 8,009,449   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

               

GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV

  $ 62,597,522      $ 42,122,448      $ 103,922,161      $ 104,151      $      $      $   

GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund, Class VI

           193,353,433                                    188,643,850   

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III

    142,477,873        32,062,513        3,596,416        6,089,610        3,526,993               172,047,453   

GMO Debt Opportunities Fund, Class VI

    78,618,929        584,347        1,079,642        216,552        367,795               78,530,441   

GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI

    11,861,988                      27,854               2,148,238        10,024,409   

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV

    62,062,358        40,360,198               734,775                      97,046,403   

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

    45,375,997        1,177,590                                    41,288,304   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    84,933,948        24,424,761        94,747,650        15,384,398        9,040,363                 

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    174,154,916        617,303        115,938,959        617,303                      68,705,296   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    508,373,819        156,250,500        14,673,204        4,464,189                      679,037,833   

GMO Risk Premium Fund, Class VI

    75,746,033        1,699,789                      1,699,790               74,694,124   

GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI

    63,120,913        18,464,993        82,654,044                               

GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI

    114,412,850        1,922,436        90,066,016        1,922,436                      23,469,158   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    736,384,617        30,927,568        45,228,528        1,759,297        9,551,460               754,281,311   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 2,160,121,763      $ 543,967,879      $ 551,906,620      $ 31,320,565      $ 24,186,401      $ 2,148,238      $ 2,187,768,582   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

               

GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI

  $ 38,283,951      $ 491,391      $ 22,373,251      $ 62,915      $      $      $ 18,588,770   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    40,220,813        801,018        23,002,429        44,871        243,613               19,515,057   

GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Fund, Class III

    1,979,369        26,194        1,136,316        3,619                      1,021,995   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 80,484,133      $ 1,318,603      $ 46,511,996      $ 111,405      $ 243,613      $      $ 39,125,822   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

118    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

               
Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
    Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
    Return of
Capital*
    Value, end of
period
 

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

               

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund, Class III

  $ 105,584,819      $ 30,035,781      $ 21,690,488      $ 4,370,438      $ 2,531,279      $      $ 114,628,783   

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI

    30,728,573        383,189                                    27,589,074   

GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    30,425,117        5,115,792        34,133,287        3,480,608        1,635,184                 

GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV

    153,982,276        970,518        52,144,785        970,519                      109,317,115   

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV

    474,047,552        19,985,623        40,089,966        3,571,642                      482,832,986   

GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI

    74,987,226        263,400        8,410,205        263,400                      73,164,986   

GMO U.S. Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI

    662,034,180        16,802,327        62,189,550        1,580,669        8,581,659               646,675,629   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 1,531,789,743      $ 73,556,630      $ 218,658,281      $ 14,237,276      $ 12,748,122      $      $ 1,454,208,573   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

 

  * The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the underlying funds during the period March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the underlying funds will be determined at the end of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014.

 

    119


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Alpha Only Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Alpha Only Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

120    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to a contractual expense reimbursement arrangement in place with the Fund, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    121


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service and supplemental support fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing and supplemental support function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees noted in particular that some GMO funds in which the Fund invests (“underlying GMO funds”) do not charge any advisory fees and that with respect to all other underlying GMO funds, pursuant to the Fund’s management agreement, the Manager in effect reimburses the Fund for management fees, shareholder servicing fees and most other expenses of the underlying GMO funds, all of which the Fund would otherwise bear as a result of its investments in them. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

122    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Benchmark-Free Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Benchmark-Free Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    123


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Global Asset Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

124    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Global Equity Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees also compared the management fees paid by the Fund with the Manager’s fee schedule for its separately managed accounts. The Trustees considered differences in the services that the Manager provides to the Fund, on the one hand, and to the Manager’s separately managed accounts, on the other. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    125


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Equity Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Equity Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

126    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    127


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Special Situations Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Special Situations Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. In addition, the Trustees took into account their discussion with representatives of the Manager regarding ways to evaluate the performance of the Fund, given that the Fund is not a standalone investment and the investment strategies the Manager pursues for the Fund are intended to complement the strategies being pursued by the Manager in other GMO funds or accounts. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable to the Manager under the Fund’s management and shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreements. The Trustees compared the management fees of the Fund to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees took account of the service fees charged with respect to the different share classes of the Fund and considered the extensive shareholder servicing function performed by the Manager. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Manager with respect to the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to the Fund, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the methodology employed by the Manager in preparing that information, including the allocation of expenses among the GMO funds, and considered the effect of other approaches to calculating profitability. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees considered possible economies of scale to the Manager at recent asset levels and whether fee levels reflected these economies of scale.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

128    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    129


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

130    


GMO Trust Funds

 

Board Review of Management Agreements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, comparisons against the performance of a composite of accounts with similar objectives managed by the Manager, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management or shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement, but that the Fund indirectly bears management and shareholder servicing fees paid to the Manager by the other GMO funds in which the Fund invests. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees noted that they had approved renewal of the Manager’s management agreements with the other GMO funds in which the Fund may invest and had concluded that the advisory fees to be paid by those funds to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining, after considering, among other things: possible economies of scale to the Manager in connection with its management of those funds; the expenses of the Manager for the services it provided to those funds, the Manager’s overall profitability, and its profitability by division and with respect to those funds; and a comparison of the management fees of those funds to the management fees of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    131


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and /or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 premium and redemption fees. Therefore, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

Alpha Only Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $995.10        $3.27        $1,000.00        $1,021.93        $3.31        0.65%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $995.30        $3.02        $1,000.00        $1,022.18        $3.06        0.60%   

Alternative Asset opportunity Fund

  

       

Core Class

    $1,000.00        $1,017.10        $3.81        $1,000.00        $1,021.42        $3.82        0.75%   

Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,016.60        $4.07        $1,000.00        $1,021.17        $4.08        0.80%   

Class IV

    $1,000.00        $1,017.00        $3.81        $1,000.00        $1,021.43        $3.82        0.75%   

Class MF

    $1,000.00        $1,017.00        $3.81        $1,000.00        $1,021.43        $3.82        0.75%   

Benchmark-Free Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,016.10        $2.90        $1,000.00        $1,022.33        $2.91        0.57%   

Global Asset Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,018.80        $2.75        $1,000.00        $1,022.48        $2.75        0.54%   

Global Equity Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,037.30        $2.77        $1,000.00        $1,022.48        $2.75        0.54%   

International Equity Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,015.70        $3.40        $1,000.00        $1,021.83        $3.41        0.67%   

International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,059.60        $3.11        $1,000.00        $1,022.18        $3.06        0.60%   

Special Situations Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,023.00        $2.65        $1,000.00        $1,022.58        $2.65        0.52%   

Class VI

    $1,000.00        $1,022.00        $2.19        $1,000.00        $1,023.04        $2.19        0.43%   

Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,044.00        $2.58        $1,000.00        $1,022.68        $2.55        0.50%   

 

132    


GMO Trust Funds

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 

U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,073.50        $1.99        $1,000.00        $1,023.29        $1.94        0.38%   

World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

  

       

Class III

    $1,000.00        $1,059.90        $2.60        $1,000.00        $1,022.68        $2.55        0.50%   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using each Class’s annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

 

    133


GMO Implementation Fund

Semiannual Report

August 31, 2013


 

 

 

 

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 will be 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 Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investment Concentration Summary

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  

Common Stocks

    70.7

Debt Obligations

    15.5   

Short-Term Investments

    12.8   

Futures Contracts

    0.0

Preferred Stocks

    1.6   

Investment Funds

    0.1   

Written Options

    (0.2

Forward Currency Contracts

    0.5   

Other

    (1.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

Country Summary*   % of Investments*  

United States

    48.0

United Kingdom

    9.6   

Japan

    7.4   

France

    4.9   

South Korea

    4.6   

Brazil

    2.9   

Spain

    2.7   

Russia

    2.4   

Italy

    2.2   

Taiwan

    2.1   

Germany

    1.9   

Switzerland

    1.6   

Australia

    1.3   

India

    0.9   

South Africa

    0.8   

Indonesia

    0.7   

Netherlands

    0.7   

Thailand

    0.6   

Canada

    0.5   

Hong Kong

    0.5   

Sweden

    0.4   

Turkey

    0.4   

Mexico

    0.3   

Poland

    0.3   

Singapore

    0.3   

Belgium

    0.2   

Czech Republic

    0.2   

Egypt

    0.2   

Finland

    0.2   

Norway

    0.2   

Austria

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.1   

Greece

    0.1   

Ireland

    0.1   

Israel

    0.1   

Malaysia

    0.1   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Peru

    0.1   

Philippines

    0.1   

Portugal

    0.1   

Hungary

    0.0

Sri Lanka

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 
Industry Group Summary   % of Investments**  

U.S. Government & Agencies

    17.6

Energy

    10.2   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

    9.7   

Software & Services

    8.1   

Banks

    7.9   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

    6.0   

Telecommunication Services

    5.2   

Materials

    4.2   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    4.0   

Health Care Equipment & Services

    3.5   

Capital Goods

    3.2   

Automobiles & Components

    2.8   

Utilities

    2.6   

Household & Personal Products

    2.6   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.4   

Insurance

    1.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.5   

Retailing

    1.3   

Consumer Services

    1.2   

Diversified Financials

    1.1   

Real Estate

    1.1   

Transportation

    0.8   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    0.7   

Media

    0.6   

Commercial & Professional Services

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0 % 
 

 

 

 

 

^ Rounds to 0.0%.

 

* The table above shows country exposure in the Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table excludes exposure through forward currency contracts and includes exposure through other derivative financial instruments, if any. The table takes into account the market value of securities and options and the notional amounts of swap agreements and other derivative financial instruments, if any.

 

** Equity investments may consist of common stocks and other stock-related securities, such as preferred stocks and ETFs, if any. This table excludes exposure to derivative contracts and ETFs, if any. For a summary of derivative contract exposure, if any, see the summary of outstanding financial instruments section of the Schedule of Investments.
 

 

       1


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 70.7%   
    Australia — 1.1%   
    2,381,482      Arrium Ltd     2,361,396   
    266,966      Bank of Queensland Ltd     2,269,063   
    133,199      Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd     1,194,066   
    645,602      BlueScope Steel Ltd *     2,855,367   
    57,363      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     3,700,715   
    152,011      CSL Ltd     9,179,215   
    1,617,424      Goodman Fielder Ltd *     1,060,132   
    302,037      Insurance Australia Group Ltd     1,559,626   
    386,254      Investa Office Fund (REIT)     1,007,648   
    81,766      Macquarie Group Ltd     3,168,852   
    1,760,394      Mirvac Group (REIT)     2,565,179   
    114,358      National Australia Bank Ltd     3,284,506   
    576,170      Pacific Brands Ltd     387,881   
    551,110      QBE Insurance Group Ltd     7,424,568   
    1,232,871      Stockland (REIT)     4,077,779   
    747,803      TABCORP Holdings Ltd     2,137,780   
    558,929      Tatts Group Ltd     1,592,490   
    431,469      Westpac Banking Corp     11,977,512   
    90,260      Woolworths Ltd     2,859,101   
     

 

 

 
    Total Australia     64,662,876   
     

 

 

 
    Austria — 0.1%   
    96,485      OMV AG     4,452,889   
    56,387      Voestalpine AG     2,409,830   
     

 

 

 
    Total Austria     6,862,719   
     

 

 

 
    Belgium — 0.2%   
    109,542      Ageas     4,307,589   
    46,231      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     4,311,552   
    114,054      Belgacom SA     2,730,343   
     

 

 

 
    Total Belgium     11,349,484   
     

 

 

 
    Brazil — 1.3%   
    90,900      Banco Bradesco SA     1,203,898   
    1,379,000      Banco do Brasil SA     13,322,136   
    244,100      Banco Santander Brasil SA     1,395,471   
    491,000      Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR     2,833,070   
    410,100      BM&FBOVESPA SA     2,009,291   
    279,100      BR Malls Participacoes SA     2,117,274   
    185,200      BR Properties SA     1,408,822   
    73,800      Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA     162,388   
    41,900      CETIP SA     410,931   
    37,900      Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     311,180   
    46,600      Cia Hering     623,234   
    488,280      Cielo SA     11,953,492   
    106,000      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA     374,073   
    157,700      Cyrela Brazil Realty SA     1,039,018   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Brazil — continued   
    76,570      Duratex SA     387,672   
    60,300      Equatorial Energia SA     506,723   
    29,000      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR *     106,140   
    76,500      Grendene SA     614,001   
    139,400      Grupo BTG Pactual     1,583,327   
    28,000      Light SA     211,237   
    294,200      MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA     1,027,132   
    22,000      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA     442,038   
    160,000      Multiplus SA     1,747,564   
    26,000      Natura Cosmeticos SA     487,864   
    1,793,400      PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes *     1,728,796   
    176,300      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)     1,180,038   
    43,000      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) ADR     581,360   
    61,900      Porto Seguro SA     667,008   
    119,200      Qualicorp SA *     931,738   
    122,557      Sul America SA     719,126   
    199,300      Tim Participacoes SA     783,518   
    68,700      Totvs SA     1,076,879   
    57,300      Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA     528,343   
    241,200      Vale SA     3,479,580   
    1,165,600      Vale SA Sponsored ADR     16,796,296   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     74,750,658   
     

 

 

 
    Canada — 0.4%   
    668,700      Blackberry Ltd *     6,754,930   
    12,800      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     1,505,303   
    26,000      Canadian Tire Corp Ltd - Class A     2,199,126   
    224,700      First Quantum Minerals Ltd     3,731,133   
    20,600      Home Capital Group Inc     1,252,272   
    81,300      Husky Energy Inc     2,298,599   
    35,900      Magna International Inc     2,759,389   
    30,500      RONA Inc     311,284   
     

 

 

 
    Total Canada     20,812,036   
     

 

 

 
    Czech Republic — 0.2%   
    383,669      CEZ AS     8,861,539   
     

 

 

 
    Total Czech Republic     8,861,539   
     

 

 

 
    Denmark — 0.0%   
    11,618      Jyske Bank A/S *     535,068   
    13,561      Novo-Nordisk A/S - Class B     2,267,340   
     

 

 

 
    Total Denmark     2,802,408   
     

 

 

 
    Egypt — 0.1%   
    1,292,520      Al Ezz Steel Rebars SAE *     2,056,081   
    224,538      Commercial International Bank     1,135,040   
    348,596      EFG-Hermes Holding SAE *     404,014   
 

 

2   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Egypt — continued   
    379,706      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE *     231,058   
    291,399      Orascom Telecom Holding SAE GDR (Registered Shares) *     869,523   
    21,823,310      Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE     1,717,439   
    2,322,305      Palm Hills Developments SAE *     754,205   
    96,773      Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     204,894   
    604,228      Talaat Moustafa Group *     424,795   
    378,459      Telecom Egypt Co     677,841   
     

 

 

 
    Total Egypt     8,474,890   
     

 

 

 
    Finland — 0.2%  
    2,426,115      Nokia Oyj *     9,412,869   
    59,970      Sampo Oyj - Class A     2,496,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total Finland     11,909,135   
     

 

 

 
    France — 4.3%   
    485,266      Air France–KLM *     3,650,219   
    462,518      AXA     10,080,611   
    327,393      BNP Paribas     20,526,432   
    153,746      Carrefour SA     4,813,813   
    57,117      CNP Assurances     1,010,307   
    34,636      Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B     3,315,205   
    95,889      European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     5,521,493   
    623,962      GDF Suez     13,538,005   
    19,505      L’Oreal SA     3,256,413   
    823,853      Orange     8,363,032   
    108,247      PagesJaunes Groupe *     241,961   
    738,916      Peugeot SA *     10,496,267   
    16,228      Publicis Groupe SA     1,206,960   
    153,455      Renault SA     10,976,550   
    406,442      Sanofi     38,951,945   
    437,141      Societe Generale     19,143,870   
    156,099      Technicolor *     743,582   
    1,581,322      Total SA     87,567,139   
    439,134      Vivendi SA     8,907,690   
     

 

 

 
    Total France     252,311,494   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 1.6%   
    59,541      Allianz SE (Registered)     8,530,235   
    56,575      Aurubis AG     3,263,182   
    53,644      Bayer AG (Registered)     5,962,280   
    44,244      Daimler AG (Registered)     3,035,929   
    247,199      Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) *     4,409,953   
    215,333      Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     6,224,335   
    26,961      Duerr AG     1,808,129   
    1,585,450      E.ON AG     25,088,726   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Germany — continued   
    106,366      Freenet AG     2,510,810   
    21,588      Hannover Rueck SE     1,506,935   
    108,966      Kloeckner & Co SE *     1,405,141   
    14,810      Merck KGaA     2,249,897   
    70,822      Metro AG     2,595,133   
    44,440      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     8,097,856   
    362,108      RWE AG     9,945,274   
    49,338      Salzgitter AG     1,870,646   
    81,118      SAP AG     5,991,274   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     94,495,735   
     

 

 

 
    Greece — 0.1%   
    296,326      OPAP SA     2,931,035   
    139,101      Public Power Corp SA     1,310,086   
     

 

 

 
    Total Greece     4,241,121   
     

 

 

 
    Hong Kong — 0.4%   
    524,000      AAC Technologies Holdings Inc     2,364,596   
    251,000      Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     3,577,416   
    238,500      CLP Holdings Ltd     1,908,418   
    1,676,400      Esprit Holdings Ltd     2,850,644   
    1,339,300      Hong Kong & China Gas     3,103,027   
    419,552      Link (REIT)     1,922,198   
    171      Melco International Development Ltd     388   
    953,000      Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     592,773   
    369,600      Sands China Ltd     2,115,804   
    359,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     4,643,140   
    279,000      Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     2,276,155   
    316,500      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     968,317   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hong Kong     26,322,876   
     

 

 

 
    Hungary — 0.0%   
    40,060      OTP Bank Plc     744,188   
     

 

 

 
    Total Hungary     744,188   
     

 

 

 
    India — 0.8%   
    83,954      Aban Offshore Ltd     269,098   
    586,562      Allahabad Bank     586,367   
    212,247      Aurobindo Pharma Ltd     583,393   
    42,785      Bank of Baroda     298,852   
    468,076      Cairn India Ltd     2,284,740   
    86,551      Cipla Ltd     547,349   
    28,167      Financial Technologies India Ltd     48,054   
    58,259      GAIL India Ltd     260,144   
    146,249      HCL Technologies Ltd     2,307,959   
    23,795      Hero MotoCorp Ltd *     722,843   
    310,287      Hexaware Technologies Ltd     605,558   
    429,480      Hindalco Industries Ltd     677,474   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   3


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    India — continued   
    312,200      Hindalco Industries Ltd GDR, 144A (a)     481,603   
    1,386,554      Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd *     688,493   
    145,031      Idea Cellular Ltd *     350,392   
    72,881      Infosys Technologies Ltd     3,400,995   
    175,500      Infosys Technologies Ltd Sponsored ADR     8,137,935   
    79,791      Jai Balaji Industries Ltd *     24,147   
    120,396      Jindal Steel & Power Ltd     402,236   
    29,859      JSW Steel Ltd     242,455   
    145,514      Karnataka Bank Ltd     166,025   
    45,687      Lupin Ltd     556,026   
    1,003,103      NHPC Ltd     242,323   
    156,755      NTPC Ltd     309,509   
    208,979      Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd     795,935   
    159,549      Oriental Bank of Commerce     307,977   
    86,098      Punjab National Bank Ltd (a)     560,776   
    206,991      Reliance Energy Ltd     1,083,419   
    25,584      Reliance Industries Ltd     328,320   
    9,527      Reliance Industries Ltd GDR, 144A     239,648   
    348,177      Sesa Goa Ltd     991,955   
    375,346      Steel Authority of India Ltd     261,902   
    462,004      Sterlite Industries India Ltd     644,232   
    121,300      Sterlite Industries India Ltd ADR     727,800   
    59,155      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd *     466,921   
    187,966      Tata Consultancy Services Ltd     5,768,404   
    151,927      Tata Motors Ltd     680,921   
    5,100      Tata Motors Ltd Sponsored ADR     113,832   
    158,802      Tata Motors Ltd - Class A     350,152   
    231,417      Tata Steel Ltd     947,675   
    225,767      Tech Mahindra Ltd     4,687,271   
    195,176      Wipro Ltd     1,408,921   
    74,513      Wipro Ltd ADR     672,107   
     

 

 

 
    Total India     45,232,138   
     

 

 

 
    Indonesia — 0.6%  
    19,017,500      Astra International Tbk PT     10,509,553   
    636,000      Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     525,355   
    5,331,670      Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     3,455,833   
    3,141,500      Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,103,775   
    5,935,270      Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     3,574,477   
    2,807,000      Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT     243,518   
    2,085,000      Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT     355,746   
    10,103,500      Global Mediacom Tbk PT *     1,612,711   
    1,178,500      Harum Energy Tbk PT     346,532   
    777,500      Indosat Tbk PT     292,913   
    17,185,500      Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     2,116,144   
    6,290,500      Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT *     1,691,426   
    1,107,000      Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT     480,362   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Indonesia — continued  
    28,808,500      MNC Investama Tbk PT     906,516   
    2,236,000      MNC Sky Vision Tbk PT *     379,538   
    3,558,000      Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT     328,104   
    1,259,150      Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT     1,449,746   
    30,312,500      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     6,088,850   
    35,300      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT Sponsored ADR     1,308,218   
    2,538,000      XL Axiata Tbk PT     1,038,914   
     

 

 

 
    Total Indonesia     37,808,231   
     

 

 

 
    Ireland — 0.0%   
    10,812      Paddy Power Plc     869,701   
    99,109      Smurfit Kappa Group Plc     2,015,736   
     

 

 

 
    Total Ireland     2,885,437   
     

 

 

 
    Israel — 0.1%   
    265,349      Bank Hapoalim BM     1,225,886   
    482,402      Bank Leumi Le-Israel *     1,578,515   
    631,276      Israel Discount Bank Ltd - Class A *     989,051   
    90,265      Partner Communications Co Ltd     660,279   
     

 

 

 
    Total Israel     4,453,731   
     

 

 

 
    Italy — 1.9%   
    3,425,070      A2A SPA     2,971,029   
    238,782      Assicurazioni Generali SPA     4,567,383   
    100,765      Azimut Holding SPA     2,162,191   
    6,514,560      Enel SPA     21,479,967   
    1,130,839      ENI SPA     25,757,994   
    59,787      Exor SPA     2,037,163   
    1,017,122      Fiat SPA *     7,664,873   
    766,382      Finmeccanica SPA *     3,920,683   
    4,305,679      Intesa Sanpaolo SPA     8,433,225   
    14,951      Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     48,684   
    1,753,346      Mediaset SPA *     7,193,648   
    295,510      Mediolanum SPA     2,056,628   
    1,231,106      Milano Assicurazioni SPA *     778,379   
    64,970      Recordati SPA     730,912   
    11,192,606      Telecom Italia SPA     7,795,416   
    5,419,257      Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     2,996,123   
    1,812,202      UniCredit SPA     10,235,177   
     

 

 

 
    Total Italy     110,829,475   
     

 

 

 
    Japan — 6.6%   
    1,494      Accordia Golf Co Ltd     1,617,025   
    361,800      Aeon Co Ltd     4,929,723   
    29,200      Alfresa Holdings Corp     1,379,866   
    87,000      Astellas Pharma Inc     4,426,375   
    93,900      Bridgestone Corp     3,064,775   
    224,000      Calsonic Kansei Corp     1,084,342   
 

 

4   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    694,000      Cosmo Oil Co Ltd *     1,427,354   
    983,000      Daikyo Inc     2,838,794   
    92,400      Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     8,433,712   
    490,000      Daiwa Securities Group Inc     3,919,933   
    251,700      Dena Co Ltd     4,920,118   
    609,000      DIC Corp     1,547,975   
    218,000      Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     5,248,232   
    51,500      Fuji Oil Co Ltd     903,028   
    117,000      Gunze Ltd     290,831   
    184,000      Hanwa Co Ltd     791,600   
    3,241,000      Haseko Corp *     3,758,464   
    19,000      Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd     1,575,426   
    103,700      IT Holdings Corp     1,233,364   
    979,200      Itochu Corp     11,023,076   
    854      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp (REIT)     1,566,480   
    606,300      Japan Tobacco Inc     20,477,693   
    339,200      JFE Holdings Inc     7,440,160   
    1,754,300      JX Holdings Inc     9,217,639   
    103,500      K’s Holdings Corp     3,144,590   
    129,900      Kao Corp     3,780,806   
    2,774,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     6,207,874   
    278,200      KDDI Corp     13,225,183   
    2,142,000      Kobe Steel Ltd *     3,390,581   
    34,086      Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     364,802   
    499,200      Leopalace21 Corp *     3,058,623   
    1,030,000      Marubeni Corp     7,439,516   
    1,420,000      Mazda Motor Corp *     5,653,096   
    127,504      Medipal Holdings Corp     1,419,241   
    917,500      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     4,296,266   
    689,600      Mitsubishi Corp     12,829,178   
    194,000      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc     1,553,391   
    477,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     2,602,159   
    413,400      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     1,863,648   
    642,100      Mitsui & Co Ltd     8,879,519   
    1,137,000      Mitsui Chemicals Inc     3,004,817   
    1,129,000      Mitsui Engineer & Shipbuilding Co Ltd     2,028,958   
    109,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd     3,412,302   
    712,012      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     1,652,946   
    1,379,134      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd *     5,407,975   
    3,004,500      Mizuho Financial Group Inc     6,089,810   
    888,000      NEC Corp     1,875,934   
    119,100      Net One Systems Co Ltd     888,393   
    184,000      Nichirei Corp     882,315   
    72,000      Nippon Corp     1,151,479   
    538,300      Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd     679,665   
    119,932      Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd     1,626,578   
    1,267,000      Nippon Steel Corp     3,578,818   
    266,200      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     13,504,770   
    1,507,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha     4,261,893   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued   
    264,041      Nipro Corp     2,265,961   
    131,000      Nisshinbo Holdings Inc     959,888   
    46,000      Nitto Denko Corp     2,432,725   
    860,100      Nomura Holdings Inc     5,930,231   
    144,286      North Pacific Bank Ltd     561,071   
    8,480      NTT Docomo Inc     13,556,371   
    14,700      Okinawa Electric Power Co     503,368   
    1,062      ORIX JREIT Inc (REIT)     1,118,679   
    35,879      Point Inc     1,682,555   
    2,123,400      Resona Holdings Inc     10,075,693   
    323,000      Ricoh Co Ltd     3,475,741   
    164,800      Round One Corp     923,051   
    29,000      Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     2,540,878   
    44,400      Sankyo Co Ltd     2,060,260   
    99,500      Sega Sammy Holdings Inc     2,368,158   
    77,000      Seino Holdings Co Ltd     683,960   
    14,800      Shimamura Co Ltd     1,506,060   
    1,369,000      Shinsei Bank Ltd     2,678,068   
    316,500      Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     3,128,445   
    43,686      SoftBank Corp     2,725,401   
    2,376,800      Sojitz Corp     4,221,538   
    856,000      Sumitomo Corp     10,783,807   
    183,200      Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     2,447,388   
    546,193      Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd     536,203   
    269,000      Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     3,594,201   
    123,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     5,406,569   
    824,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     3,558,505   
    74,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd     3,234,135   
    85,000      Suruga Bank Ltd     1,329,680   
    28,752      Suzuken Co Ltd     883,262   
    297,500      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     13,463,271   
    387,000      Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd     3,268,954   
    147,000      TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     1,332,071   
    785,000      Tosoh Corp     2,785,678   
    325,600      Toyota Motor Corp     19,585,291   
    213,000      Toyota Tsusho Corp     4,867,614   
    289,200      UNY Co Ltd     1,838,467   
    2,417      Yahoo! Japan Corp     1,190,627   
    145,510      Yamada Denki Co Ltd     4,583,015   
     

 

 

 
    Total Japan     382,957,951   
     

 

 

 
    Malaysia — 0.1%   
    670,500      AMMB Holdings Berhad     1,515,418   
    800,800      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad     1,771,280   
    313,596      Hong Leong Bank Berhad     1,344,328   
     

 

 

 
    Total Malaysia     4,631,026   
     

 

 

 
    Mexico — 0.2%  
    370,900      America Movil SAB de CV     7,158,370   
    1,937,400      America Movil SAB de CV - Class L     1,874,903   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   5


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Mexico — continued   
    11,800      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV     111,252   
    10,100      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR     953,238   
    175,600      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV - Class O     1,081,252   
    104,800      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV ADR     1,429,472   
    200      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV - Class B     546   
    32,300      Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR     812,345   
    17,200      Grupo Televisa SAB-Series CPO     86,277   
    252,800      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV - Class V     605,464   
     

 

 

 
    Total Mexico     14,113,119   
     

 

 

 
    Netherlands — 0.6%   
    906,377      Aegon NV     6,451,741   
    48,281      CSM NV     1,142,283   
    943,623      ING Groep NV *     10,273,803   
    267,052      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     1,090,541   
    77,850      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     2,407,281   
    85,275      SNS REAAL NV * (a)       
    286,473      Unilever NV     10,778,730   
    187,600      VimpelCom Ltd Sponsored ADR     2,012,948   
     

 

 

 
    Total Netherlands     34,157,327   
     

 

 

 
    New Zealand — 0.1%   
    321,916      Chorus Ltd     721,773   
    258,310      Fletcher Building Ltd     1,744,159   
    1,514,867      Telecom Corp of New Zealand     2,656,718   
     

 

 

 
    Total New Zealand     5,122,650   
     

 

 

 
    Norway — 0.2%   
    401,906      DNB ASA     6,230,305   
    155,513      Golden Ocean Group Ltd *     197,716   
    132,501      Statoil ASA     2,906,979   
    43,807      TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA     1,289,262   
     

 

 

 
    Total Norway     10,624,262   
     

 

 

 
    Peru — 0.1%   
    465,455      Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR     5,878,697   
     

 

 

 
    Total Peru     5,878,697   
     

 

 

 
    Philippines — 0.1%   
    1,001,340      BDO Unibank Inc     1,655,713   
    59,450      GT Capital Holdings Inc     1,029,685   
    593,866      Metropolitan Bank & Trust     1,081,068   
    20,415      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     1,306,710   
    5,700      Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co Sponsored ADR     361,095   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Philippines — continued  
    1,524,100      Puregold Price Club Inc     1,317,324   
     

 

 

 
    Total Philippines     6,751,595   
     

 

 

 
    Poland — 0.2%   
    1,579,123      Boryszew SA *     234,637   
    372,502      KGHM Polska Miedz SA     14,129,341   
    168,355      Synthos SA     230,734   
     

 

 

 
    Total Poland     14,594,712   
     

 

 

 
    Portugal — 0.1%   
    1,565,071      EDP-Energias de Portugal SA     5,531,192   
     

 

 

 
    Total Portugal     5,531,192   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 2.0%   
    9,364      Bashneft OAO - Class S     535,206   
    30,286      Gazprom Neft JSC Sponsored ADR     623,117   
    4,995,108      Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR     39,242,467   
    377,963      Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR     21,901,335   
    972      Magnit OJSC     216,712   
    31,154      Magnit OJSC GDR     1,727,660   
    12,461      MegaFon OAO GDR     420,697   
    204,500      Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR *     4,327,220   
    44,395      Moscow Exchange (The)     81,208   
    9,817      NovaTek OAO GDR     1,175,978   
    1,350,593      Rosneft OJSC GDR (Registered)     9,921,994   
    13,116      Rostelecom OJSC     242,859   
    1,798,320      Sberbank Sponsored ADR     18,956,870   
    68,631      Sistema JSFC Sponsored GDR (Registered Shares)     1,519,589   
    690,153      Surgutneftegas Sponsored ADR     5,375,593   
    83,587      Tatneft Sponsored ADR     3,165,264   
    388,994,452      VTB Bank OJSC     518,919   
    2,198,830      VTB Bank OJSC GDR (Registered Shares)     5,830,266   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     115,782,954   
     

 

 

 
    Singapore — 0.3%   
    825,000      CapitaCommercial Trust (REIT)     873,327   
    1,111,085      Ezra Holdings Ltd *     720,766   
    10,838,000      Golden Agri-Resources Ltd     4,745,601   
    176,000      Ho Bee Investment Ltd     280,716   
    3,748,000      Noble Group Ltd     2,369,067   
    330,000      Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     1,022,202   
    2,085,000      Singapore Telecommunications     5,725,030   
    696,000      Swiber Holdings Ltd     339,827   
    1,552,000      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd     1,147,182   
     

 

 

 
    Total Singapore     17,223,718   
     

 

 

 
 

 

6   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Africa — 0.7%   
    1,569,030      African Bank Investments Ltd     2,493,542   
    105,867      AngloGold Ashanti Ltd Sponsored ADR *     1,415,442   
    97,032      Barclays Africa Group Ltd     1,292,689   
    35,993      Bidvest Group Ltd     884,539   
    92,830      Exxaro Resources Ltd     1,467,040   
    435,107      FirstRand Ltd     1,271,836   
    64,949      Foschini Ltd     607,390   
    29,016      Gold Fields Ltd     150,003   
    28,014      Gold Fields Ltd Sponsored ADR     144,272   
    471,447      Growthpoint Properties Ltd     1,087,990   
    31,498      Imperial Holdings Ltd     637,340   
    77,273      Investec Ltd     499,817   
    408,125      MTN Group Ltd     7,454,865   
    108,616      Naspers Ltd - N Shares     8,947,084   
    29,392      Remgro Ltd     534,691   
    92,349      Sasol Ltd     4,323,946   
    1,647      Sasol Ltd Sponsored ADR     77,096   
    108,829      Standard Bank Group Ltd     1,211,124   
    243,807      Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd *     696,603   
    239,095      Telkom South Africa Ltd *     532,530   
    176,394      Vodacom Group Ltd     1,990,464   
    71,718      Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd     987,018   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Africa     38,707,321   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 3.9%   
    151,200      BS Financial Group Inc     1,930,852   
    6,046      CJ Corp     578,024   
    1,349      CJ O Shopping Co Ltd     404,298   
    23,216      Daelim Industrial Co Ltd     1,818,204   
    61,000      Daewoo Securities Co Ltd     509,262   
    34,200      Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd     906,248   
    38,770      DGB Financial Group Inc     540,803   
    46,900      Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     1,985,492   
    34,360      Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd     402,647   
    41,420      GS Engineering & Construction Corp     1,312,997   
    79,188      GS Holdings     4,022,527   
    287,801      Hana Financial Group Inc     9,031,421   
    8,589      Hankook Tire Co Ltd     443,978   
    44,960      Hankook Tire WorldwideCo Ltd     971,935   
    19,790      Hanwha Chem Corp     313,223   
    58,590      Hanwha Corp     1,713,299   
    13,023      Honam Petrochemical Corp     1,995,609   
    10,775      Hyosung Corp     686,223   
    24,554      Hyundai Engineering & Construction     1,262,669   
    16,860      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd     3,433,053   
    23,230      Hyundai Hysco     903,988   
    3,049      Hyundai Mipo Dockyard     368,008   
    44,216      Hyundai Mobis     11,068,175   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued   
    76,876      Hyundai Motor Co     17,142,914   
    60,770      Hyundai Securities Co Ltd     309,998   
    45,627      Hyundai Steel Co     2,998,392   
    6,488      Hyundai Wia Corp     996,692   
    268,000      Industrial Bank of Korea     2,715,954   
    265,210      KB Financial Group Inc     8,460,699   
    5,700      KB Financial Group Inc ADR     180,177   
    275,156      Kia Motors Corp     16,554,100   
    17,597      Kolon Industries Inc     846,376   
    6,981      Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd     575,063   
    9,172      Korea Zinc Co Ltd     2,625,561   
    214,940      KT Corp     6,972,168   
    30,900      KT Corp Sponsored ADR     496,563   
    9,601      KT&G Corp     627,146   
    20,085      LG Chem Ltd     5,166,947   
    18,127      LG Corp     1,089,265   
    45,100      LG Display Co Ltd *     585,398   
    36,357      LG Electronics Inc     2,357,526   
    24,950      LG Fashion Corp     578,691   
    28,460      LG International Corp     804,592   
    278,150      LG Uplus Corp *     3,265,126   
    52,810      LIG Insurance Co Ltd     1,167,131   
    4,515      Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     1,381,921   
    4,489      LS Corp     284,385   
    9,068      Mando Corp     1,010,197   
    87,030      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     1,000,423   
    8,401      Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd     239,957   
    3,654      NCSoft Corp     529,790   
    18,977      O Media Holdings Co Ltd *     649,214   
    20,550      Poongsan Corp     470,819   
    22,295      POSCO     6,439,346   
    31,700      POSCO ADR     2,283,034   
    4,681      S-Oil Corp     322,157   
    10,013      Samsung C&T Corp     514,146   
    26,440      Samsung Card Co     860,079   
    18,520      Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd     1,354,792   
    32,806      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     40,220,499   
    2,634      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd GDR (Registered Shares)     1,604,568   
    31,499      Samsung Engineering Co Ltd     2,374,154   
    8,644      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     1,943,162   
    78,080      Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd     2,759,229   
    7,423      Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd     707,572   
    10,214      Samsung SDI Co Ltd     1,545,295   
    7,472      Samsung Securities Co Ltd     300,340   
    15,350      Seah Besteel Corp     408,295   
    229,510      Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd     8,341,113   
    3,285      Shinsegae Co Ltd     591,585   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   7


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    South Korea — continued  
    19,626      SK Chemicals Co Ltd     819,184   
    23,080      SL Corp     330,260   
    3,656      SK Gas Co Ltd     236,819   
    12,875      SK Holdings Co Ltd     2,160,048   
    61,201      SK Innovation Co Ltd     7,660,614   
    36,502      SK Telecom Co Ltd     7,269,150   
    108,900      SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     2,388,177   
    42,798      Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd     580,539   
    487,890      Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd     4,847,666   
    71,100      Woori Investment & Securities Co Ltd     691,560   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     229,779,617   
     

 

 

 
    Spain — 2.3%   
    1,999,759      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     19,110,661   
    6,235,319      Banco Santander SA     44,060,226   
    435,437      Gas Natural SDG SA     8,525,718   
    2,406,511      Iberdrola SA     12,753,433   
    200,231      Indra Sistemas SA     2,904,042   
    649,432      Repsol YPF SA     15,070,566   
    2,492,840      Telefonica SA *     33,888,938   
     

 

 

 
    Total Spain     136,313,584   
     

 

 

 
    Sri Lanka — 0.0%   
    1,065,600      Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd *     68,955   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sri Lanka     68,955   
     

 

 

 
    Sweden — 0.3%   
    85,889      Alliance Oil Company Ltd *     615,820   
    145,622      Investor AB     4,196,418   
    183,261      Nordea Bank AB     2,130,705   
    240,564      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A     2,468,079   
    53,895      Svenska Handelsbanken AB -A Shares     2,311,855   
    176,049      Swedbank AB - Class A     3,981,892   
    440,965      TeliaSonera AB     3,157,272   
     

 

 

 
    Total Sweden     18,862,041   
     

 

 

 
    Switzerland — 1.4%   
    16,375      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA - Class A     1,554,466   
    167,219      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     4,819,990   
    183,016      Nestle SA (Registered)     11,977,335   
    457,685      Novartis AG (Registered)     33,342,196   
    114,741      Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     28,600,926   
     

 

 

 
    Total Switzerland     80,294,913   
     

 

 

 
    Taiwan — 1.9%   
    1,017,000      Acer Inc *     674,330   
    1,142,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     1,002,209   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued  
    254,000      Advantech Co Ltd     1,286,910   
    623,000      Asustek Computer Inc     4,942,724   
    2,476,000      AU Optronics Corp *     966,981   
    401,000      Career Technology MFG Co Ltd     426,128   
    850,000      Catcher Technology Co Ltd     4,019,628   
    460,600      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd     1,181,449   
    268,000      Chipbond Technology Corp     596,394   
    1,978,470      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     6,239,937   
    500      Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR     15,725   
    5,259,000      Compal Electronics Inc     3,524,546   
    799,000      Coretronic Corp     692,500   
    415,000      Delta Electronics Inc     1,868,337   
    1,462,600      E.Sun Financial Holdings Co Ltd     922,658   
    344,000      Elan Microelectronics Corp     577,851   
    1,539,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd     3,883,868   
    332,062      Flexium Interconnect Inc     1,300,727   
    533,000      Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     1,351,397   
    216,000      Gintech Energy Corp *     178,594   
    388,000      Highwealth Construction Corp     858,463   
    5,470,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd *     14,751,864   
    689,000      HTC Corp     3,582,052   
    191,000      ILI Technology Corp     441,836   
    49,000      Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp     178,377   
    31,000      Largan Precision Co Ltd     1,077,767   
    550,537      Lite-On Technology Corp     930,392   
    227,000      Makalot Industrial Co Ltd     1,221,039   
    252,000      MediaTek Inc     3,075,820   
    54,000      Mstar Semiconductor Inc     491,280   
    1,135,000      Neo Solar Power Corp *     841,907   
    189,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd     781,461   
    652,000      Pegatron Corp *     1,002,776   
    116,000      Phison Electronics Corp     810,022   
    171,000      Pou Chen Corp     186,260   
    1,182,000      Powertech Technology Inc     2,148,972   
    977,000      Qisda Corp *     227,194   
    1,324,000      Quanta Computer Inc     2,772,182   
    639,020      Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp     2,015,482   
    205,330      Realtek Semiconductor Corp     452,889   
    488,000      Shin Kong Financial Holding Co Ltd *     163,916   
    58,332      Silicon Motion Technology Corp ADR     650,985   
    471,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co     526,953   
    193,000      Simplo Technology Co Ltd     917,347   
    590,000      Synnex Technology International Corp     925,364   
    4,778,927      Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,050,886   
    1,381,000      Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     4,966,345   
    482,044      Taiwan PCB Techvest Co Ltd     568,089   
 

 

8   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Taiwan — continued  
    729,600      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR     12,082,176   
    741,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,456,694   
    292,085      TPK Holding Co Ltd     3,081,515   
    560,000      Tripod Technology Corp     1,102,817   
    1,061,000      Unimicron Technology Corp     856,481   
    2,582,000      United Microelectronics Corp     1,054,985   
    2,734,522      Wistron Corp     2,441,395   
    781,000      WPG Holdings Co Ltd     892,976   
    511,000      Yungtay Engineering Co Ltd     1,179,012   
     

 

 

 
    Total Taiwan     109,418,864   
     

 

 

 
    Thailand — 0.6%   
    454,000      Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     3,369,699   
    830,100      Bangchak Petroleum Pcl (Foreign Registered)     815,552   
    689,760      Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered)     2,752,051   
    189,050      Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,617,431   
    1,643,840      BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund     477,474   
    1,227,300      Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (Foreign Registered)     882,618   
    409,750      Electricity Generating Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,636,746   
    1,407,300      Esso Thailand Pcl (Foreign Registered)     269,710   
    685,900      Glow Energy Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,333,234   
    753,700      PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered)     3,887,421   
    940,900      PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered)     9,530,086   
    293,000      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     451,776   
    627,500      Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl NVDR     967,539   
    160,600      Shin Corp Pcl     377,449   
    110,700      Shin Corp Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)     263,688   
    98,300      Siam Cement Pcl NVDR     1,195,908   
    990,900      Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered)     1,670,584   
    3,056,100      Thai Tap Water Supply Pcl (Foreign Registered)     927,987   
    168,900      Thanachart Capital Pcl     168,513   
     

 

 

 
    Total Thailand     32,595,466   
     

 

 

 
    Turkey — 0.4%   
    748,674      Akbank TAS     2,468,824   
    1,261,875      Asya Katilim Bankasi AS *     1,090,553   
    372,303      EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS     405,145   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Turkey — continued  
    154,832      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     654,822   
    244,066      Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Ve Uretim AS *     477,955   
    156,887      KOC Holding AS     628,321   
    82,035      Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS *     1,116,552   
    471,890      Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     1,428,998   
    737,887      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS *     3,854,957   
    11,300      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR *     148,708   
    1,657,660      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     5,668,805   
    13,165      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     83,243   
    287,709      Turkiye IS Bankasi - Class C     668,578   
    338,811      Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO - Class D     657,448   
    1,243,120      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     2,447,746   
     

 

 

 
    Total Turkey     21,800,655   
     

 

 

 
    United Kingdom — 8.5%   
    46,672      Admiral Group Plc     913,324   
    150,290      Amlin Plc     913,691   
    181,639      Ashtead Group Plc     1,810,403   
    977,794      AstraZeneca Plc     48,144,047   
    805,969      Aviva Plc     4,824,258   
    1,929,676      BAE Systems Plc     13,009,169   
    642,176      Balfour Beatty Plc     2,453,117   
    6,650,217      Barclays Plc     29,131,983   
    435,156      Barratt Developments Plc *     2,048,682   
    105,141      BG Group Plc     2,000,635   
    411,749      BHP Billiton Plc     11,975,879   
    8,798,383      BP Plc     60,839,214   
    200,289      British American Tobacco Plc     10,127,537   
    969,500      BT Group Plc     4,882,903   
    76,937      Bunzl Plc     1,623,696   
    60,735      Cape Plc     238,888   
    138,071      Catlin Group Ltd     999,811   
    353,898      Cobham Plc     1,562,666   
    389,129      Darty Plc     486,344   
    664,963      Debenhams Plc     1,104,689   
    2,967,213      Dixons Retail Plc *     1,897,499   
    222,216      Drax Group Plc     2,401,851   
    23,149      Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR     892,426   
    1,004,114      FirstGroup Plc     1,785,919   
    1,525,649      GlaxoSmithKline Plc     38,909,478   
    35,713      Globaltrans Investment Plc Sponsored GDR     475,377   
    1,033,742      Home Retail Group Plc     2,280,779   
    151,972      Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     5,024,822   
    219,913      Inchcape Plc     2,006,231   
    59,057      InterContinental Hotels Group Plc     1,653,921   
    195,705      Intermediate Capital Group Plc     1,327,735   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   9


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued  
    30,380      JD Wetherspoon Plc     334,383   
    89,034      Lancashire Holdings Ltd     992,451   
    1,216,595      Legal & General Group Plc     3,524,305   
    14,342,455      Lloyds Banking Group Plc *     16,132,711   
    1,825,008      Man Group Plc     2,305,652   
    334,848      Marks & Spencer Group Plc     2,447,845   
    60,888      Micro Focus International Plc     747,151   
    151,085      National Express Group Plc     618,639   
    48,253      Next Plc     3,659,767   
    350,550      Prudential Plc     5,863,317   
    141,152      Punch Taverns Plc *     28,264   
    78,469      Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     5,332,690   
    542,876      Rio Tinto Plc     24,510,727   
    186,294      Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc     3,213,142   
    1,215,018      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc *     6,276,824   
    1,609,887      Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     52,066,923   
    834,296      Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     28,080,722   
    186,857      Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     4,527,184   
    184,450      Spirit Pub Co Plc     211,811   
    364,752      Standard Life Assurance Plc     1,874,010   
    2,241,423      Tesco Plc     12,737,891   
    1,572,110      Thomas Cook Group Plc *     3,437,872   
    495,629      TUI Travel Plc     2,646,297   
    41,570      Unilever Plc     1,585,053   
    14,411,833      Vodafone Group Plc     46,427,947   
    510,542      William Hill Plc     3,286,136   
    192,131      WPP Plc     3,559,329   
     

 

 

 
    Total United Kingdom     494,176,017   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 26.7%   
    243,700      3M Co.     27,679,446   
    837,500      Abbott Laboratories     27,913,875   
    48,800      Allergan, Inc.     4,312,944   
    24,200      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     1,377,464   
    122,300      Amgen, Inc.     13,323,362   
    47,500      Apple, Inc.     23,134,875   
    122,700      Baxter International, Inc.     8,535,012   
    73,200      Becton, Dickinson and Co.     7,128,216   
    48,500      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *     3,576,390   
    392,600      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     16,367,494   
    27,400      Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,377,672   
    610,500      Chevron Corp.     73,522,515   
    36,400      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     2,160,340   
    2,029,900      Cisco Systems, Inc.     47,316,969   
    2,149,800      Coca-Cola Co. (The)     82,079,364   
    562,800      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     32,512,956   
    20,100      Copa Holdings SA - Class A     2,628,678   
    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
    76,600      Costco Wholesale Corp.     8,569,242   
    29,900      CTC Media, Inc.     320,528   
    129,400      CVS Caremark Corp.     7,511,670   
    18,000      Danaher Corp.     1,179,360   
    349,500      Eli Lilly & Co.     17,964,300   
    300,700      EMC Corp.     7,752,046   
    776,400      Express Scripts Holding Co. *     49,596,432   
    221,900      Exxon Mobil Corp.     19,340,804   
    149,000      General Mills, Inc.     7,348,680   
    125,800      Gilead Sciences, Inc. *     7,581,966   
    106,300      Google, Inc. - Class A *     90,025,470   
    1,136,800      Hewlett-Packard Co.     25,396,112   
    363,000      International Business Machines Corp.     66,164,010   
    67,800      Intuit, Inc.     4,307,334   
    1,063,800      Johnson & Johnson     91,922,958   
    85,900      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     8,029,932   
    64,100      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *     6,135,652   
    268,100      Lorillard, Inc.     11,340,630   
    19,900      Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     12,060,992   
    391,500      McDonald’s Corp.     36,941,940   
    14,300      McKesson Corp.     1,736,163   
    506,300      Medtronic, Inc.     26,201,025   
    724,200      Merck & Co., Inc.     34,247,418   
    2,722,800      Microsoft Corp.     90,941,520   
    192,900      Nike, Inc. - Class B     12,117,978   
    2,586,800      Oracle Corp.     82,415,448   
    728,400      PepsiCo, Inc.     58,075,332   
    2,847,500      Pfizer, Inc.     80,327,975   
    842,400      Philip Morris International, Inc.     70,289,856   
    972,200      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     75,724,658   
    255,700      Qualcomm, Inc.     16,947,796   
    79,800      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     4,677,876   
    114,400      Southern Copper Corp.     3,146,000   
    102,600      Stryker Corp.     6,862,914   
    245,700      Sysco Corp.     7,867,314   
    361,100      Target Corp.     22,861,241   
    77,000      TJX Cos, Inc. (The)     4,059,440   
    278,500      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     19,979,590   
    50,700      Visa, Inc. - Class A     8,843,094   
    804,600      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     58,719,708   
    186,100      Walgreen Co.     8,945,827   
    27,000      Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,890,540   
    135,600      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     10,724,604   
     

 

 

 
    Total United States     1,562,040,947   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $4,072,343,602)
    4,131,237,754   
     

 

 

 
    PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.6%   
 

 

10   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    Brazil — 1.3%   
    26,200      AES Tiete SA, 12.86%     220,717   
    449,790      Banco Bradesco SA, 0.24%     5,223,781   
    428,310      Banco Bradesco SA ADR, 0.29%     4,976,962   
    150,900      Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA - Class B, 1.13%     903,142   
    279,950      Bradespar SA, 2.09%     2,894,598   
    34,800      Braskem SA - Class A *     255,974   
    48,200      Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR, 2.70%     1,676,396   
    105,000      Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais Sponsored ADR, 6.77%     818,542   
    6,600      Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, 3.20%     230,147   
    19,700      Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B, 1.70%     235,728   
    117,000      Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA, 0.04%     357,480   
    215,100      Gerdau SA ADR, 0.52%     1,544,418   
    162,800      Gerdau SA, 0.46%     1,170,192   
    73,200      Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA *     259,550   
    666,260      Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 0.62%     8,098,049   
    537,360      Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR, 0.65%     6,539,671   
    2,137,870      Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, 0.73%     7,490,766   
    59,500      Klabin SA, 4.04%     306,983   
    161,800      Metalurgica Gerdau SA, 0.38%     1,435,615   
    220,100      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), 4.67% *     1,549,773   
    109,795      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, 1.03%     432,563   
    64,000      Telefonica Brasil SA, 2.96%     1,246,765   
    78,400      Telefonica Brasil SA ADR, 3.43%     1,546,832   
    34,200      Tim Participacoes SA ADR     674,424   
    470,700      Usinas Siderrurgicas de Minas Gerais SA *     2,033,956   
    1,518,900      Vale SA, 0.48%     19,798,315   
    253,300      Vale SA Sponsored ADR, 2.86%     3,287,834   
     

 

 

 
    Total Brazil     75,209,173   
     

 

 

 
    Germany — 0.1%   
    72,501      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.15%     6,100,849   
     

 

 

 
    Total Germany     6,100,849   
     

 

 

 
    Russia — 0.1%   
    1,062,224      Sberbank, 4.56%     2,229,723   
    6,071,773      Surgutneftegaz OJSC, 7.01%     4,096,704   
     

 

 

 
    Total Russia     6,326,427   
     

 

 

 
    South Korea — 0.1%   
    18,532      Hyundai Motor Co, 1.81%     1,863,022   
    17,891      Hyundai Motor Co, 1.86%     1,670,288   
Shares/
Par Value ($)
    Description   Value ($)  
    2,749      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non-Voting), 0.91%     2,267,351   
     

 

 

 
    Total South Korea     5,800,661   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $104,029,379)
    93,437,110   
     

 

 

 
    INVESTMENT FUNDS — 0.1%   
    United States — 0.1%   
    235,129      iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     8,944,307   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
(COST $8,817,625)
    8,944,307   
     

 

 

 
    DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 15.5%   
    Canada — 0.1%   
    Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%  

CAD

    2,559,488      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A1, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     2,138,374   

CAD

    352,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Zero Coupon, Class B, due 07/15/56     270,692   

CAD

    150,000      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Zero Coupon, Class C, due 07/15/56     106,807   

CAD

    1,938,400      Master Asset Vehicle II, Series 09-2, Class A2, 0.78%, due 07/15/56     1,582,668   
     

 

 

 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     4,098,541   
     

 

 

 
    United States — 15.4%   
    Bank Loans — 0.0%   
    380,447      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B1, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     378,545   
    781,215      Caesars Entertainment Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.18%, due 01/28/15     767,544   
    960,000      Springleaf Financial Funding Co. Term Loan B, 5.50%, due 05/10/17     960,000   
     

 

 

 
    Total Bank Loans     2,106,089   
     

 

 

 
    CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations —0.0%   
    1,599,399      American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.06%, due 11/23/52     1,600   
     

 

 

 
    Insured Other — 0.0%   
    2,500,000      Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37     489,125   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 15.4%   
    27,786,960      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/27 (b)     32,719,145   
 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   11


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

(showing percentage of total net assets)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Par Value $/
Shares
    Description   Value ($)  
    U.S. Government — continued  
    125,972,739      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/25 (b)     147,112,476   
    33,097,800      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/14 (b)     33,477,895   
    425,920,368      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.13%, due 01/15/22 (b)     410,946,712   
    258,618,905      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.13%, due 01/15/21 (b)     272,681,308   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     896,937,536   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(COST $926,027,380)
    903,632,891   
     

 

 

 
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.8%   
    Money Market Funds — 6.1%   
    355,837,554      State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.00% (c)     355,837,554   
     

 

 

 
    U.S. Government — 6.7%   
    86,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%, due 02/06/14 (d) (e)     85,985,122   
    50,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.02%, due 11/14/13 (d) (e)     49,998,250   
    150,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.07%, due 04/03/14 (d) (e)     149,940,300   
    107,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.08%, due 05/29/14 (e)     106,936,228   
     

 

 

 
    Total U.S. Government     392,859,900   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $748,590,558)
    748,697,454   
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.7%
(Cost $5,859,808,544)
    5,885,949,516   
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.7%)     (39,489,172
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $5,846,460,344   
     

 

 

 

 

12   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
10/03/2013   BCLY     BRL        192,933,949        USD        87,427,021      $ 7,114,395   
10/03/2013  

BOA

    BRL        96,102,757        USD        42,196,600        2,191,900   
09/03/2013  

BCLY

    CAD        104,787,523        USD        102,594,100        3,109,126   
09/03/2013  

MSCI

    CAD        52,387,487        USD        51,290,787        1,554,257   
11/05/2013   BCLY     CAD        77,812,625        USD        74,134,798        372,149   
11/05/2013  

DB

    CAD        79,362,385        USD        75,606,698        374,951   
10/15/2013  

BCLY

    CHF        20,047,627        USD        21,642,322        89,321   
10/15/2013  

GS

    CHF        9,793,210        USD        10,599,228        70,648   
10/15/2013   JPM     CHF        10,169,872        USD        10,977,071        43,545   
10/15/2013  

MSCI

    CHF        19,933,805        USD        21,542,691        112,060   
10/22/2013  

BBH

    EUR        93,014,000        USD        124,274,145        1,321,464   
10/22/2013  

BCLY

    EUR        209,935,378        USD        278,246,575        738,701   
10/22/2013   DB     EUR        69,874,791        USD        92,648,732        283,143   
10/22/2013  

MSCI

    EUR        139,438,518        USD        184,842,913        522,923   
09/17/2013  

BCLY

    GBP        104,809,462        USD        161,684,187        (722,730
09/17/2013  

JPM

    GBP        96,176,904        USD        147,642,200        (1,388,185
09/17/2013   MSCI     GBP        93,182,487        USD        145,861,101        1,470,698   
09/27/2013  

BOA

    IDR        211,216,335,000        USD        20,373,911        1,098,742   
09/25/2013  

BCLY

    JPY        9,432,005,567        USD        99,315,423        3,242,908   
09/25/2013  

GS

    JPY        8,105,537,841        USD        80,807,300        (1,754,081
09/25/2013   JPM     JPY        9,825,005,798        USD        103,392,055        3,316,519   
09/25/2013  

MSCI

    JPY        9,881,587,511        USD        103,974,027        3,322,161   
11/01/2013  

BCLY

    KRW        95,274,609,847        USD        84,952,840        (564,144
11/01/2013   JPM     KRW        95,332,127,740        USD        85,023,079        (545,532
09/11/2013   BCLY     NZD        38,705,442        USD        30,851,527        954,166   
09/11/2013  

DB

    NZD        38,557,371        USD        30,747,190        964,204   
09/11/2013   JPM     NZD        36,139,630        USD        28,132,100        216,657   
09/25/2013  

BCLY

    RUB        3,183,304,588        USD        96,648,033        1,526,409   
09/23/2013  

BCLY

    TWD        1,668,620,855        USD        55,881,475        105,693   
Settlement
Date
 

Counter-
party

  Currency
Sold
    Currency
Purchased
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
09/03/2013  

BCLY

    USD        74,248,688        CAD        77,812,625      $ (373,605
09/03/2013   DB     USD        75,723,131        CAD        79,362,385        (376,710
09/11/2013  

JPM

    USD        38,066,000        NZD        48,976,178        (235,183
10/01/2013  

JPM

    USD        5,913,197        SGD        7,424,652        (92,475
11/22/2013  

DB

    USD        38,930,379        CNY        240,694,857        227,753   
           

 

 

 
            $ 28,291,848   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Number
of
Contracts
 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys        
115   DAX   September 2013   $ 30,779,138      $ (322,094
21   FTSE/MIB   September 2013     2,306,929        (62,837
518   S&P 500 E-Mini Index   September 2013     42,250,670        74,250   
30   SPI 200   September 2013     3,401,770        29,606   
46   TOPIX   September 2013     5,131,478        (168,894
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 83,869,985      $ (449,969
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
Sales        
62   S&P Toronto 60   September 2013   $ 8,538,591      $ (302,299
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 8,538,591      $ (302,299
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Written Options

Index Options

 

Contract

Number

  Expiration
Date
 

Description

  Premiums     Market
Value
 
Put     383      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,750   $ 249,681      $ (328,001
Put     402      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,800     282,858        (495,716
Put     2,452      EUR   9/20/2013   Euro STOXX 50, Strike 2,825     1,287,641        (3,632,341
Put     25      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,625     57,519        (84,217
Put     341      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,475     513,603        (682,672
Put     18      GBP   9/20/2013   FTSE 100, Strike 6,500     29,640        (39,679
Put     172      HKD   9/27/2013   Hang Seng, Strike 21,600     532,748        (499,291
Put     466      JPY   9/13/2013   Nikkei 225, Strike 13,625     1,919,884        (2,425,861
Put     50      JPY   9/13/2013   Nikkei 225, Strike 14,000     249,139        (399,074
Put     818      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,660     2,155,010        (3,390,610
Put     6      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,635     12,822        (15,000

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   13


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Index Options (continued)

 

Contracts

Number

  Expiration
Date
 

Description

  Premiums     Market
Value
 
Put     3      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,685   $ 12,231      $ (17,100
Put     48      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,690     136,654        (311,520
Put     37      USD   9/21/2013   S&P 500, Strike 1,705     99,788        (288,970
Put     31      AUD   09/19/2013   S&P ASX 200, Strike 5,000     27,183        (9,177
Put     64      AUD   09/19/2013   S&P ASX 200, Strike 5,100     63,089        (38,052
Put     204      CAD   09/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 710     24,114        (5,132
Put     6      CAD   09/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 720     768        (453
Put     237      CAD   09/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 725     36,025        (22,051
Put     2,320      CAD   09/20/2013   S&P TSX 60, Strike 730     237,184        (267,616
Put     287      AUD   09/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,150     255,430        (237,832
Put     224      AUD   09/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,125     186,208        (164,721
Put     22      AUD   09/19/2013   SPI 200, Strike 5,075     25,494        (10,976
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 8,394,713      $ (13,366,062
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2013, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral 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.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security

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.

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

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

GDR - Global Depository Receipt

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

NVDR - Non-Voting Depository 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) Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

 

(c) The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of August 31, 2013. Note: Yield rounds to 0.00%.

 

(d) All or a portion of this security has been pledged to cover margin requirements on futures and cleared swaps contracts, collateral on OTC swap contracts and forward currency contracts, and/or written options, if any.

 

(e) The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 

BBH - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

BCLY - Barclays Bank PLC

BOA - Bank of America, N.A.

DB - Deutsche Bank AG

GS - Goldman Sachs International

JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley & Co.           International PLC

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CNY - Chinese Yuan Renminbi

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - South Korean Won

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

RUB - Russian Ruble

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TWD - Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 
 

 

14   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities — August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Note 2)(a)

   $ 5,885,949,516   

Foreign currency, at value (Note 2)(b)

     18,040,361   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,071,096   

Cash

     51,551   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     25,080,406   

Dividends and interest receivable

     13,007,829   

Foreign taxes receivable

     2,026,493   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     34,344,493   

Due from broker (Note 2)

     4,422,126   

Receivable for expenses reimbursed and/or waived by Manager (Note 5)

     329,468   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,985,323,339   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     117,917,342   

Accrued capital gain taxes payable (Note 2)

     43,063   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 4)

     750,791   

Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 4)

     6,052,645   

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 4)(c)

     13,366,062   

Payable to agents unaffiliated with the Manager

     372   

Payable to Trustees and related expenses

     2,294   

Accrued expenses

     730,426   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     138,862,995   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 5,846,460,344   
  

 

 

 

Net assets attributable to:

  

Core shares

   $ 5,846,460,344   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

  

Core shares

     501,663,495   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share:

  

Core shares

   $ 11.65   
  

 

 

 

(a)      Cost of investments – unaffiliated issuers:

   $ 5,859,808,544   

(b)      Cost of foreign currency:

   $ 17,996,666   

(c)      Premiums on written options:

   $ 8,394,713   

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   15


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Statement of Operations — Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (Net of withholding tax)(a)

   $ 53,045,209   

Interest

     2,533,757   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     55,578,966   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Audit and tax fees

     53,084   

Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees

     1,694,272   

Legal fees

     30,620   

Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 5)

     17,287   

Miscellaneous

     17,623   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,812,886   

Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 5)

     (1,773,116

Expense reductions (Note 2)

     (2
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     39,768   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     55,539,198   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

     52,356,548   

Futures contracts

     (2,642,380

Written options

     (168,887

Swap contracts

     2,399,249   

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     15,727,344   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     67,671,874   
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (Net of foreign capital gains tax) (Note 2)(b)

     (86,200,644

Futures contracts

     1,019,570   

Written options

     (6,041,429

Swap contracts

     (1,052,432

Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions

     17,819,714   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (74,455,221
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (6,783,347
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 48,755,851   
  

 

 

 

(a)    Withholding tax:

   $ 4,234,503   

(b)    Foreign capital gains tax:

   $ 43,063   

 

16   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Period from
March 1, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 55,539,198      $ 22,484,583   

Net realized gain (loss)

     67,671,874        40,725,273   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (74,455,221     123,119,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     48,755,851        186,329,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net share transactions (Note 9):

    

Core Class

     3,326,376,915        2,284,997,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,375,132,766        2,471,327,578   
Net assets:     

Beginning of period

     2,471,327,578          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 5,846,460,344      $ 2,471,327,578   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to the financial statements.   17


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

     Core Shares
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
  Period from
March 1, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 11.30       $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)†

       0.17         0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.18         1.06  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.35         1.30  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 11.65       $ 11.30  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       3.10 %**       13.00 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 5,846,460       $ 2,471,328  

Net operating expenses to average daily net assets

       0.00 %(b)(c)*       0.00 %(b)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

       2.91 %*       2.21 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       40 %**       66 %

Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average daily net assets

       0.09 %*       0.23 %
(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown, if applicable, and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions, if any. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder purchasing or redeeming Fund shares, if any.
(b)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.
(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions (Note 2).
Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to the financial statements.  


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

Implementation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of GMO Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on 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 is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager” or “GMO”).

The Fund may invest in U.S. Treasury Fund and unaffiliated money market funds.

The following table provides information about the Fund’s principal investment objectives and benchmarks (if any):

 

   
Benchmark   Principal Investment Objective
Not Applicable   Positive total return, not “relative” return

The Fund currently limits 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

Exchange-traded securities (other than exchange-traded options) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at (i) the last sale price or (ii) official closing price or (iii) most recent quoted price published by the exchange (if no reported last sale or official closing price) or (iv) the quoted price provided by a pricing source (in the event the Manager deems the private market to be a more reliable indicator of market value than the exchange). Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions. Cleared derivatives are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared derivative is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that derivative will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house. Unlisted securities (including debt instruments) for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted price. Shares of open-end registered investment companies are valued at their most recent net asset value. If quotations are not readily available or circumstances make an existing valuation methodology or procedure unreliable, derivatives and other securities 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. Because of the uncertainty inherent in pricing, and in particular fair value pricing, the value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon its sale. See the table below for information about securities and derivatives, if any, that were fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. The Fund classifies such securities as Level 3 (levels defined below). For the period ended August 31, 2013, the Fund did not reduce the value of any of its over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives contracts, if any, based on the creditworthiness of its counterparties. See Note 4 “Derivative financial instruments” for a further discussion on valuation of derivatives.

The foregoing valuation methodologies are modified for equity securities listed on foreign exchanges and that trade in securities markets that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) due to time zone differences, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for those derivatives closes prior to the close of the NYSE). In those cases, the value will generally be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close. The table below shows the percentage of the net assets of the Fund, that was valued using fair value inputs obtained from that independent pricing service as of August 31, 2013. These securities listed on foreign exchanges (including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE)) are classified as Level 2 (levels defined below) in the table below.

Typically, the Fund values debt instruments based on the most recent quoted price supplied by a single pricing source chosen by the Manager. Although the Manager normally does not evaluate pricing sources on a day-to-day basis, it does evaluate pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source at any time. The Manager monitors erratic or unusual movements (including unusual inactivity) in the prices supplied for a security and has discretion to override a price supplied by a source (e.g., by taking a price supplied by another) when it believes that

 

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GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

the price supplied is not reliable. Although alternative prices may be available for securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources are not typically part of the valuation process and do not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund. See the table below for information about securities for which no alternative pricing source was available. In the case of non-emerging market debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less, the instrument may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, if the issuer is deemed to present minimal credit risk.

“Quotation” or “quoted price” typically means the bid price for securities held long and the ask price for securities sold short. If the pricing convention for a security does not involve a bid or an ask, “quotation” or “quoted price” may be a market quotation provided by a market participant or other third party pricing source in accordance with the convention for that security. If an updated quote for a security is not available by the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, the Fund will generally use a quoted price from a prior day to value that security.

As discussed above, the Fund invests in securities and/or derivatives which may have been fair valued using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees, fair valued using inputs obtained from an independent pricing service and presented in the table below on a net basis, or valued using prices for which no alternative pricing source was available. The net aggregate direct exposure to these valuation methodologies (based on the Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 is as follows:

Securities and Derivatives

 

     
Fair valued using
methods determined in
good faith by or at the
direction of the Trustees
  Fair valued using
inputs obtained
from an
independent
pricing service
   

Single source;

no alternative
pricing source
was available

 
<1%     42%        <1%   

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

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

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to the Fund’s total net assets separately identified in the “Valuation Inputs” table below). At August 31, 2013, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.

The three levels are defined as follows:

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. government obligations with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some futures and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds (even if their investments are valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs).

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. government securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less valued at amortized cost; certain U.S. government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, certain sovereign debt obligations, and corporate bonds valued using broker quotes; cleared derivatives and certain OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency contracts valued using industry standard models; certain restricted securities valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; and certain foreign equity securities that are adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, including the value of equity securities that underlie futures, options and other derivatives (to the extent the market for such instruments closes prior to the close of the NYSE) to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close.

 

20    


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include, but are not limited to, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation valued at the most recent available market or quoted price; third-party investment funds where valuations are provided by fund sponsors and which are adjusted for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information; certain securities that are valued at the local price and adjusted by applying a premium or discount when the holdings exceed foreign ownership limitations; certain equity securities valued based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a securities index; certain securities that are valued using a price from a comparable security related to the same issuer; and potential litigation recoveries and interests related to bankruptcy proceedings valued at zero.

The following is a summary of the respective levels assigned to the Fund’s direct securities and derivatives, if any, as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs

         

Common Stocks

         

Australia

  $      $ 64,662,876      $      $ 64,662,876   

Austria

           6,862,719               6,862,719   

Belgium

           11,349,484               11,349,484   

Brazil

    74,750,658                      74,750,658   

Canada

    20,812,036                      20,812,036   

Czech Republic

           8,861,539               8,861,539   

Denmark

           2,802,408               2,802,408   

Egypt

           8,474,890               8,474,890   

Finland

           11,909,135               11,909,135   

France

           252,311,494               252,311,494   

Germany

           94,495,735               94,495,735   

Greece

           4,241,121               4,241,121   

Hong Kong

           26,322,876               26,322,876   

Hungary

           744,188               744,188   

India

    9,651,674        34,538,085        1,042,379        45,232,138   

Indonesia

    1,308,218        36,500,013               37,808,231   

Ireland

           2,885,437               2,885,437   

Israel

           4,453,731               4,453,731   

Italy

           110,829,475               110,829,475   

Japan

           382,957,951               382,957,951   

Malaysia

           4,631,026               4,631,026   

Mexico

    14,113,119                      14,113,119   

Netherlands

    2,012,948        32,144,379        0     34,157,327   

New Zealand

           5,122,650               5,122,650   

Norway

           10,624,262               10,624,262   

Peru

    5,878,697                      5,878,697   

Philippines

    361,095        6,390,500               6,751,595   

Poland

           14,594,712               14,594,712   

Portugal

           5,531,192               5,531,192   

Russia

    4,327,220        111,455,734               115,782,954   

Singapore

           17,223,718               17,223,718   

South Africa

    1,636,810        37,070,511               38,707,321   

South Korea

    5,933,349        223,846,268               229,779,617   

Spain

           136,313,584               136,313,584   

Sri Lanka

           68,955               68,955   

Sweden

           18,862,041               18,862,041   

Switzerland

           80,294,913               80,294,913   

Taiwan

    12,748,886        96,669,978               109,418,864   

Thailand

           31,880,002        715,464        32,595,466   

Turkey

    148,708        21,651,947               21,800,655   

United Kingdom

           494,176,017               494,176,017   
                                 

 

    21


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

         
Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

         

United States

  $ 1,562,040,947      $      $      $ 1,562,040,947   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,715,724,365        2,413,755,546        1,757,843        4,131,237,754   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Brazil

    75,209,173                      75,209,173   

Germany

           6,100,849               6,100,849   

Russia

           6,326,427               6,326,427   

South Korea

           5,800,661               5,800,661   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    75,209,173        18,227,937               93,437,110   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Funds

         

United States

    8,944,307                      8,944,307   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

    8,944,307                      8,944,307   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Obligations

         

Canada

                  4,098,541        4,098,541   

United States

           896,937,536        2,596,814        899,534,350   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

           896,937,536        6,695,355        903,632,891   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    748,697,454                      748,697,454   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,548,575,299        3,328,921,019        8,453,198        5,885,949,516   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives**

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

           34,344,493               34,344,493   

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    74,250        29,606               103,856   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,548,649,549      $ 3,363,295,118      $ 8,453,198      $ 5,920,397,865   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

Liability Valuation Inputs

         

Derivatives**

         

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign currency risk

  $      $ (6,052,645   $      $ (6,052,645

Futures Contracts

         

Equity risk

    (302,299     (553,825            (856,124

Written Options

         

Equity risk

    (4,318,452     (9,047,610            (13,366,062
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (4,620,751   $ (15,654,080   $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Derivative financial instruments” sections below for a further discussion of risks.

 

  * Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.
  ** The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to the Fund’s net asset value than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value.

The underlying funds, if any, held at period end are classified above as Level 1. For the summary of valuation inputs of the underlying funds, please refer to the underlying funds’ Notes to Financial Statements.

For the period ended August 31, 2013, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

22    


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of securities and derivatives, if any, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

                     
     Balances
as of
February 28,
2013
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discounts/
Premiums
    Total
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfer
into
Level 3*
    Transfer
out of
Level 3*
    Balances
as of
August 31, 2013
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held as of
August 31, 2013
 

Common Stock

                     

India

  $ 1,107,369      $ 1,085,232      $ (590,397   $      $ (124,571   $ (435,254   $      $      $ 1,042,379      $ (455,813

Netherlands

    93,629                                    (93,629                   0 **      (93,629

Thailand

    1,300,860        1,216,673        (1,831,817            312,026        (282,278                   715,464        (178,187

Debt Obligations

                     

Asset-Backed Securities

                     

Canada

    4,156,599               (106     8,155        9        (66,116                   4,098,541        (66,116

United States

    397,099                      17,718               75,908                      490,725        75,908   

Bank Loans

                     

United States

    4,983,209               (2,838,875     5,489        6,215        (49,949                   2,106,089        (51,238
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,038,765      $ 2,301,905      $ (5,261,195   $ 31,362      $ 193,679      $ (851,318   $      $      $ 8,453,198      $ (769,075
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                                 

 

  * The Fund accounts for securities and derivatives, if any, transferred into and out of Level 3 at the value at the end of the period.
  ** Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a fair value of zero at August 31, 2013.

The net aggregate direct and/or indirect exposure to investments in securities and derivative financial instruments using Level 3 inputs (based on the Fund’s net assets) as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

   
Level 3 securities     Level 3 derivatives  
  <1%          

Cash

Cash and Foreign Currency, if any, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consists of cash balances held with the custodian.

Due to/from broker

Due to/from broker in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities includes collateral on swap contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and forward currency contracts, if any, and may include mark-to-market amounts related to foreign currency.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally at 4:00 pm Boston time. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are typically translated into U.S. Dollars at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Fluctuations in the value of currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. Realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not separated on the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Loan agreements and participations

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. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution 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 party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party 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 or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, the Fund may be subject to credit risk both of the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower and the Fund may have minimal control

 

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GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

over the terms of any loan modification. When the Fund purchases assignments of loans, it acquires direct rights against the borrower. Loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, 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 it acquired under the repurchase agreement. The value of the securities acquired may be less than the amount owed to the Fund by the seller. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and/or the value of the securities subject to the repurchase agreement is insufficient, the Fund’s recovery of cash from the seller may be delayed and, even if the Fund is able to dispose of the securities, the Fund may incur a loss equal to the difference between the cash it paid and the value of the securities. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

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 an agreed upon price and date. The Fund can use the proceeds received from entering into a reverse repurchase agreement to make additional investments, which generally causes the Fund’s portfolio to behave as if it were leveraged. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result may realize a loss on the transaction if the securities it sold are worth more than the purchase price it originally received from the buyer. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Inflation-indexed bonds

The Fund may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is adjusted periodically according to the rate of inflation. Two structures are common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that reflects inflation in the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out any inflation related accruals as part of a semiannual coupon.

The value of inflation-indexed bonds normally changes when real interest rates change. Real interest rates, in turn, are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates (i.e., stated interest rates) and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if the rate of inflation rises at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates (i.e. nominal interest rate minus inflation) might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. There can be no assurance, however, that the value of inflation-indexed bonds will change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their value. Coupon payments received by the Fund from inflation-indexed bonds are included in the Fund’s gross income for the period in which they accrue. In addition, any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond constitutes taxable ordinary income to investors, even though principal is not paid until maturity. Inflation-indexed bonds outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Taxes and distributions

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund is disregarded as an entity separate from its sole shareholder, GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (“BFAF”), another series of the Trust. BFAF intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. BFAF is treated as owning Implementation Fund’s assets directly for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, any income, gain, loss, deduction or other tax items arising in respect of the Fund’s assets will be treated as if they are realized or incurred, as applicable, directly by BFAF. The Fund may make distributions to BFAF in the sole discretion of the Trustees (or their delegates).

The Fund may be subject to taxation on realized capital gains, repatriation proceeds and other transaction-based taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes related to capital gains realized during the period ended August 31, 2013, if any, are reflected as part of Net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Changes in tax liabilities related to capital gain taxes on unrealized investment gains, if any, are reflected as part of Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. Transaction-based charges are generally calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount.

As of August 31, 2013, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the aggregate investment-level gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments were as follows:

 

       
Aggregate
Cost ($)
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
    Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) ($)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
 
5,877,290,197     167,996,493        (159,337,174)        8,659,319   

 

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The Fund is subject to authoritative guidance related to the accounting and disclosure of uncertain tax positions under U.S. GAAP. This guidance sets forth a minimum threshold for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken based on the technical merits of such positions. United States and non-U.S. tax rules (including the interpretation and application of tax laws) are subject to change. The Fund files tax returns and/or adopts certain tax positions in various jurisdictions. Non-U.S. taxes are provided for based on the Fund’s understanding of the prevailing tax rules of the non-U.S. markets in which it invests. Recently enacted tax rules, including interpretations of tax laws (e.g., regulations pertaining to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and proposed legislation currently under consideration in various jurisdictions, including the U.S., might affect the way the Fund is taxed prospectively and/or retroactively. Prior to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitations, if any, the Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to the tax returns it has filed and/or the tax positions it has adopted.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions are accounted for in the financial statements on trade date. For purposes of daily net asset value calculations, the Fund’s policy is that security transactions are generally accounted for on the following business day. The Manager may override that policy and the Fund may account for security transactions on trade date if it experiences significant purchases or redemptions or engages in significant portfolio transactions. 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. 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 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 investment loss. Coupon 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.

Expenses

Most of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Common expenses are allocated among the Funds based on, 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.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Fund’s custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent. State Street’s transfer agent fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains in a State Street transfer agent account. Earnings allowances are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Prior to December 31, 2012, State Street’s custodian fees may have been reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintained in a State Street custodial account. Earnings allowances were reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2013, any cash balances maintained at the custodian are held in a Demand Deposit Account and interest income earned, if any, is shown as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

 

3. Investment and other risks

Investing in mutual funds involves many risks. The risks of investing in the Fund depend on the types of investments in its portfolio and the investment strategies the Manager employs on its behalf. This section does not describe every potential risk of investing in the Fund. The Fund could be subject to additional risks because of the types of investments it makes and market conditions, which may change over time.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

• MARKET RISK. The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the risk that the market value of its holdings will decline. Market risks include:

Equities — The Fund runs the risk that the market prices of its equity investments will decline. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company, such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services. They also may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry, such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs. In addition, market prices may decline as a result of general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equities generally have significant price volatility, and the market prices of equities can decline in a rapid or unpredictable manner.

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in equities and, as a result, declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset values of the Fund’s shares.

 

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If the Fund purchases equities at a discount from their value as determined by the Manager, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not appreciate or will decline for a variety of reasons, one of which may be the Manager’s overestimation of the value of those investments.

The market prices of equities trading at high multiples of current earnings often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than the market prices of equities trading at lower multiples.

Fixed Income Investments — The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities (including bonds, notes, bills, synthetic debt instruments and asset-backed securities) are subject to various market risks. The market price of a fixed income investment can decline due to a number of market-related factors, including rising interest rates and widening credit spreads, or decreased liquidity stemming from the market’s uncertainty about the value of a fixed income investment (or class of fixed income investments). In addition, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities and sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt instruments, can decline due to market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Some fixed income securities also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and the Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the fixed income security. When interest rates rise, these securities also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the Fund’s investments in below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) may be particularly volatile. Often junk bonds are subject to greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes than higher rated bonds and can be more difficult to value, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price of which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. See “Credit Risk” and “Liquidity Risk” below for more information about these risks.

A risk of the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities is that an increase in prevailing interest rates will cause the market price of those securities to decline. The risk associated with increases in interest rates (also called “interest rate risk”) is generally greater when the Fund invests in fixed income securities with longer durations and in some cases duration can increase.

The extent to which a fixed income security’s price changes with changes in interest rates is referred to as interest rate duration, which can be measured mathematically or empirically. A longer-maturity investment generally has longer interest rate duration because the investment’s fixed rate is locked in for a longer period of time. Floating-rate or adjustable-rate securities, however, generally have shorter interest rate durations because their interest rates are not fixed but rather float up and down as interest rates change. Conversely, inverse floating-rate securities have durations that move in the opposite direction from short-term interest rates and thus tend to underperform fixed rate securities when interest rates rise but outperform them when interest rates decline. Fixed income securities paying no interest, such as zero coupon and principal-only securities, create additional interest rate risk.

The market price of inflation-indexed bonds (including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (“TIPS”)) normally changes when real interest rates change. Their value typically will decline during periods of rising real interest rates (i.e., nominal interest rate minus inflation) and increase during periods of declining real interest rates. Real interest rates may not fluctuate in the same manner as nominal interest rates. In some interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, the market price of inflation-indexed bonds may decline more than the price of non-inflation-indexed (or nominal) fixed income bonds with similar maturities. The market price of the Fund’s inflation-indexed bonds, however, will not necessarily change in the same proportion as changes in nominal interest rates, and short term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in their price. Moreover, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bond investments will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest they pay (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In the case of TIPS, the U.S. government guarantees the repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation). Generally, when interest rates on short term U.S. Treasury obligations equal or approach zero, if the Fund has invested a substantial portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, such as U.S. Treasury Fund, will have a negative return unless the Manager waives or reduces its management fees.

Market risk for fixed income securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies is also affected by currency risk. See “Currency Risk” below.

• NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK. Because the Fund invests in non-U.S. securities, it is subject to additional and more varied risks than funds whose investments are limited to U.S. securities. The securities markets of many non-U.S. countries include securities of only a limited number of companies in a limited number of industries. As a result, the market prices of many of those securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. In addition, issuers of non-U.S. securities often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, custody and auditing standards of non-U.S. countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Non-U.S. portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs. In addition, some jurisdictions may limit the Fund’s ability to profit from short-term trading (as defined in the relevant jurisdiction).

The Fund may be subject to non-U.S. taxation, including potentially on a retroactive basis, on (i) capital gains it realizes or dividends or interest it receives on non-U.S. investments, (ii) transactions in those investments and (iii) the repatriation of proceeds generated from the sale of those investments. The Fund may seek to collect a refund on taxes paid to a non-U.S. country. In those cases, all or a portion of those taxes could

 

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ultimately be recovered by the Fund. However, the recovery process could take several years and the Fund will incur expenses in its efforts to collect the refund, which will reduce the benefit of any recovery. The Fund’s efforts to collect a refund may not be successful, in which case the Fund will have incurred additional expenses for no economic benefit. The Fund’s decision to pursue a refund is in its sole discretion, and it may decide not to pursue a refund, even if eligible.

Also, investing in non-U.S. securities exposes the Fund to the risk of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation of assets of their issuers, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country), and adverse political and diplomatic developments.

In some non-U.S. markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly less protection than custody arrangements in U.S. markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose the Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the U.S. with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents, and issuers. Fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange rates also will affect the market value of the Fund’s non-U.S. investments (see “Currency Risk” below).

U.S. investors are required to maintain a license to invest directly in many non-U.S. markets. These licenses are often subject to limitations, including maximum investment amounts. Once a license is obtained, the Fund’s ability to continue to invest directly is subject to the risk that the license will be terminated or suspended. If a license is terminated or suspended, to obtain exposure to the market the Fund will be required to purchase American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, shares of other funds that are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments. The receipt of a non-U.S. license by one of the Manager’s clients may preclude other clients, including the Fund, from obtaining a similar license, and this could limit the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, the activities of another of the Manager’s clients could cause the suspension or revocation of a license and thereby limit the Fund’s investment opportunities.

Because the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers tied economically to emerging countries (or investments related to emerging markets), it is subject to greater non-U.S. investment risk than funds investing primarily in more developed non-U.S. countries (or markets). The risks of investing in those securities include: greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war or natural disaster); increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers of securities in the Fund’s portfolio; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest and other income and on the Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. Dollars; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and settlement; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of issuers.

• SMALLER COMPANY RISK. Companies with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-cap companies, may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. In addition, market risk and liquidity risk are particularly pronounced for securities of these companies.

• MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL RISK. The Fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the Manager’s ability to achieve its investment objective. The Fund runs the risk that the Manager’s investment techniques will fail to produce desired results and cause the Fund to incur significant losses. The Manager also may fail to use derivatives effectively, choosing to hedge or not to hedge positions at disadvantageous times.

The Manager’s portfolio managers may use quantitative analyses and models. Any imperfections, errors or limitations in those analyses and models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement the Fund’s strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate or may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Fund also runs the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. There can be no assurance that key personnel of the Manager will continue to be employed by the Manager. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the Manager’s ability to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.

The Fund also is subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by the Manager and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency, and other services. Operational risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error, and system failures by a service provider. For example, trading delays or errors (both human and systematic) could prevent the Fund from benefiting from potential investment gains or avoiding losses on the security. The Manager is not

 

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contractually liable to the Fund for losses associated with operational risk absent the Manager’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Fund. Other Fund service providers also have limitations on their liability to the Fund for losses resulting from their errors.

• LIQUIDITY RISK. Liquidity risk is the risk that low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large position size or legal restrictions (including daily price fluctuation limits or “circuit breakers”) limits or prevents the Fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. In addition to these risks, the Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when it has an obligation to purchase particular securities (e.g., as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements, writing a put, or closing a short position). Because the Fund’s principal investment strategies may involve investment in asset-backed securities, emerging country debt securities, securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations or smaller total float-adjusted market capitalizations and emerging market securities, the Fund has increased exposure to liquidity risk. These types of investments can be difficult to value, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells them will be less than the value placed on them when they were held by the Fund. In addition, TIPS have exhibited periods of greatly reduced liquidity when disruptions in fixed income markets have occurred, such as the events surrounding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Less liquid securities are more susceptible than other securities to price declines when market prices decline generally.

• DERIVATIVES RISK. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. Derivatives involve the risk that changes in their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the assets, rates, or indices they are designed to track. Derivatives include futures, non-U.S. currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements and other OTC contracts. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities, and indices.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, the Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. An OTC derivatives contract typically can be closed only with the consent of the other party to the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. Because the contract for each OTC derivative is individually negotiated, the counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the Fund, and if it does, the Fund may decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty to avoid incurring the cost and unpredictability of legal proceedings. The Fund, therefore, may be unable to obtain payments the Manager believes are owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts or those payments may be delayed or made only after the Fund has incurred the costs of litigation.

The Fund may invest in derivatives that (i) do not require the counterparty to post collateral (e.g., non-U.S. currency forwards), (ii) require collateral but that do not provide for the Fund’s security interest in it to be perfected, (iii) require a significant upfront deposit by the Fund unrelated to the derivative’s intrinsic value, or (iv) do not require that collateral be regularly marked-to-market. When a counterparty’s obligations are not fully secured by collateral, the Fund runs the risk of having limited recourse if the counterparty defaults. Even when obligations are required by contract to be collateralized, the Fund often will not receive the collateral the day the collateral is called for.

The Fund may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Fund. Derivatives risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. In addition, during those periods, the Fund may have a greater need for cash to provide collateral for large swings in its mark-to-market obligations under the derivatives in which it has invested.

Derivatives also present other risks described in this section, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. Many derivatives, in particular OTC derivatives, are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values the Fund realizes when it closes or sells an OTC derivative. Valuation risk is more pronounced when the Fund enters into OTC derivatives with specialized terms because the value of those derivatives in some cases is determined only by reference to similar derivatives with more standardized terms. As a result, incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payments to counterparties, undercollateralization and/or errors in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value.

The Fund’s use of derivatives may not be effective or have the desired results. Moreover, suitable derivatives will not be available in all circumstances. For example, the economic costs of taking some derivative positions may be prohibitive, and if a counterparty or its affiliate is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund, the Fund will not be permitted to trade with that counterparty. In addition, the Manager may decide not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce the Fund’s risk exposures, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund.

Swap contracts and other OTC derivatives are highly susceptible to liquidity risk (see “Liquidity Risk” above) and counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below), and are subject to documentation risks. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value

 

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in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

The Fund’s use of derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules and could generate additional taxable income for shareholders.

The U.S. government recently enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. Because the legislation leaves much to rule making (and many of the rules are not yet final), its ultimate impact remains unclear.

Under recently adopted rules and regulations, transactions in some types of swaps (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps on North American and European indices) are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving those swaps (“cleared derivatives”), a Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. In cleared derivatives transactions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to and receive payments from a clearing house through its accounts at clearing members. Clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house.

In many ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to mutual funds than bilateral arrangements. For example, the Fund may be required to provide more margin for cleared derivatives transactions than for bilateral derivatives transactions. Also, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives transaction, following a period of notice to the Fund, a clearing member generally can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives transaction at any time or an increase in margin requirements above the margin that the clearing member required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions or to terminate those transactions at any time. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of the Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Further, any increase in margin requirements by a clearing member could expose the Fund to greater credit risk to its clearing member, because (as described under “Counterparty Risk” below) margin for cleared derivatives transactions in excess of a clearing house’s margin requirements typically is held by the clearing member. Also, the Fund is subject to risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. While the documentation in place between the Fund and their clearing members generally provides that the clearing members will accept for clearing all cleared derivatives transactions that are within credit limits (specified in advance) for each Fund, the Fund is still subject to the risk that no clearing member will be willing or able to clear a transaction. In those cases, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of the transaction, including loss of an increase in the value of the transaction and/or loss of hedging protection. In addition, the documentation governing the relationship between the Fund and clearing members is drafted by the clearing members and generally is less favorable to the Fund than typical bilateral derivatives documentation. For example, documentation relating to cleared derivatives generally includes a one-way indemnity by the Fund in favor of the clearing member for losses the clearing member incurs as the Fund’s clearing member and typically does not provide the Fund any remedies if the clearing member defaults or becomes insolvent.

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict the Fund’s ability to engage in, or increase the cost to the Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. These regulations are new and evolving, so their potential impact on the Fund and the financial system are not yet known. While the new regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the new clearing mechanisms will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing exposes the Fund to new kinds of risks and costs.

• CURRENCY RISK. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect the market value of the Fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that the non-U.S. currencies in which the Fund’s investments are traded, in which the Fund receives income, or in which the Fund has taken a position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency risk also includes the risk that the currency to which the Fund has obtained exposure through hedging declines in value relative to the currency being hedged, in which event the Fund may realize a loss both on the hedging instrument and on the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including changes in supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, trade balances, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, and currency or exchange controls or other political and economic developments in the U.S. or abroad. See “Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk” below.

The Fund may use derivatives to take overweighted or underweighted currency positions relative to the currency exposure of its portfolio. If the exchange rates of the currencies involved do not move as expected, the Fund could lose money both on its holdings of a particular currency and on the derivative. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

 

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Some currencies are illiquid (e.g., some emerging country currencies), and the Fund may not be able to convert them into U.S. Dollars, in which case the Manager may decide to purchase U.S. Dollars in a parallel market in which the exchange rate is materially and adversely different. Exchange rates for many currencies (e.g., some emerging country currencies) are particularly affected by exchange control regulations.

Derivative transactions in non-U.S. currencies (such as futures, forwards, options and swaps) may involve leveraging risk in addition to currency risk, as described below under “Leveraging Risk.” In addition, the obligations of counterparties in currency derivative transactions are often not secured by collateral, which increases counterparty risk (see “Counterparty Risk” below).

• CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income investment or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligation to pay principal and interest or otherwise to honor its obligations in a timely manner. The market price of a fixed income investment will normally decline as a result of the issuer’s, guarantor’s or obligor’s failure to meet its payment obligations or the downgrading of its credit rating. This risk is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

All fixed income securities are subject to credit risk. Financial strength and solvency of an issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. The risk varies depending upon whether the issuer is a corporation or U.S. or non-U.S. government (or sub-division or instrumentality) and whether the particular security has a priority over other obligations of the issuer in payment of principal and interest and whether it has any collateral backing or credit enhancement. Credit risk may change over the life of a fixed income security. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, or corporation, or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations and their fixed income securities, including mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. These securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). Investments in sovereign debt involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. In addition, payment of principal of fixed income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government can be delayed because the guarantee generally only requires payment upon maturity of the securities. Investments in quasi-sovereign issuers are subject to the additional risk that the issuer may default independently of its sovereign. Sovereign debt risk is greater for fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by emerging countries.

In some cases, the credit risk of a fixed income security is reflected in its credit ratings, and if the Fund holds such a security, the Fund is subject to the risk that the security’s rating will be downgraded.

Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury historically have presented minimal credit risk. However, recent events have led to a downgrade in the long-term U.S. credit rating by at least one major rating agency and have introduced greater uncertainty about the ability of the U.S. to repay its obligations. A further credit rating downgrade or a U.S. credit default could decrease the value and increase the volatility of the Fund’s investments.

As described under “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” below, asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets and their payment of interest and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flows generated by the assets backing them. The credit risk of a particular asset-backed security depends on many factors, as described in “Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities” below.

The obligations of issuers also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. The Fund also is exposed to credit risk on a reference security to the extent it writes protection under credit default swaps. See “Derivatives Risk” above for more information regarding risks associated with the use of credit default swaps.

The extent to which the market price of a fixed income security changes in response to a credit event depends on a number of factors and can be difficult to predict. For example, floating rate securities may have final maturities of ten or more years, but their effective durations will tend to be very short. If the issuer of floating rate securities experiences an adverse credit event, or a change occurs in its perceived creditworthiness, the market price of its securities could decline much more than would be predicted by a change in their yield relative to their effective duration.

Credit risk is particularly pronounced for below investment grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is below investment grade. Many asset-backed securities also are below investment grade. Below investment grade securities have speculative characteristics, often are less liquid than higher quality securities,

 

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present a greater risk of default and are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse industry conditions. In the event of default of sovereign debt, the Fund may be unable to pursue legal action against the sovereign issuer.

Market Risk — Asset-Backed Securities — Investments in asset-backed securities not only are subject to all of the market risks described above for fixed income securities but to other market risks as well.

Funds investing in asset-backed securities are exposed to the risk that these securities experience severe credit downgrades, illiquidity, defaults, and declines in market value. These risks are particularly acute during periods of adverse market conditions, such as those that occurred in 2008. Asset-backed securities may be backed by many types of assets, including pools of residential and commercial mortgages, automobile loans, educational loans, home equity loans, and credit-card receivables. They also may be backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans made to corporations, or a combination of these bonds and loans (commonly referred to as “collateralized debt obligations” or “collateralized loan obligations”) and by the fees earned by service providers.

As described under “Market Risk — Fixed Income Investments” above, the market price of fixed income investments with complex structures, such as asset-backed securities, can decline due to a number of factors, including market uncertainty about their credit quality and the reliability of their payment streams. Payment of interest on asset-backed securities and repayment of principal largely depend on the cash flow generated by the assets backing the securities, as well as the deal structure (e.g., determination as to the amount of underlying assets or other support needed to produce the cash flows necessary to service interest and make principal payments), the quality of the underlying assets, the level of credit support and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any, and the reliability of various other service providers with access to the payment stream. A problem in any one of these areas can lead to a reduction in the payment stream the Manager expected the Fund to receive at the time the Fund purchased the asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities involve risk of loss of principal if obligors of the underlying obligations default and the value of the defaulted obligations exceeds whatever credit support the securities may have. Asset-backed securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, in particular, may cause the Fund to suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults, as sub-prime mortgage loans are typically made to less creditworthy borrowers and thus have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. The obligations of issuers (and obligors of asset-backed securities) also are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. See “Credit Risk” above for more information about credit risk.

With the deterioration of worldwide economic and liquidity conditions that occurred and became acute in 2008, the markets for asset-backed securities became fractured, and uncertainty about the creditworthiness of those securities (and underlying assets) caused credit spreads (the difference between yields on asset-backed securities and U.S. Government securities) to widen dramatically. Concurrently, systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions reduced the ability of financial institutions to make markets in many fixed income securities. These events reduced liquidity and contributed to substantial declines in the market prices of asset-backed and other fixed income securities. These conditions may occur again. Also, government actions and proposals affecting the terms of underlying home and consumer loans, changes in demand for products (e.g., automobiles) financed by those loans, and the inability of borrowers to refinance existing loans (e.g., sub-prime mortgages) have had, and may continue to have, adverse valuation and liquidity effects on asset-backed securities.

The market price of an asset-backed security may depend on the servicing of its underlying assets and is, therefore, subject to risks associated with the negligence or defalcation of its servicer. In some circumstances, the mishandling of related documentation also may affect the rights of security holders in and to the underlying assets. The insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security, as well as costs and delays. The obligations underlying asset-backed securities, in particular securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages, also are subject to unscheduled prepayment, and the Fund may be unable to invest prepayments at as high a yield as was provided by the asset-backed security. When interest rates rise, these obligations also may be repaid more slowly than anticipated, which could cause the market price of the Fund’s investment to decrease.

In addition, the existence of insurance on an asset-based security does not guarantee that the principal and/or interest will be paid because the insurer could default on its obligations. In recent years, a significant number of asset-backed security insurers have defaulted on their obligations.

The risk of investing in asset-backed securities has increased since the deterioration in worldwide economic and liquidity conditions referred to above because performance of the various sectors in which the assets underlying asset-backed securities are concentrated (e.g., auto loans, student loans, sub-prime mortgages, and credit card receivables) has become more highly correlated. See “Focused Investment Risk” below for more information about risks of investing in correlated sectors. A single financial institution may serve as a trustee for many asset-backed securities. As a result, a disruption in that institution’s business may have a material impact on many investments.

• COUNTERPARTY RISK. To the extent the Fund enters into contracts with counterparties, such as repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements or OTC derivatives contracts, or lends its securities, it runs the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. The Fund is not subject to any limits on its exposure to any one counterparty nor to a requirement that counterparties maintain a specific rating by a

 

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nationally recognized rating organization to be considered for potential transactions. To the extent that GMO’s view with respect to a particular counterparty changes (whether due to external events or otherwise), existing transactions are not required to be terminated or modified. Additionally, new transactions may be entered into with a counterparty that is no longer considered eligible if the transaction is primarily designed to reduce the overall risk of potential exposure to that counterparty (for example, re-establishing the transaction with a lesser notional amount). Counterparty risk is pronounced during unusually adverse market conditions and is particularly acute in environments (like those of 2008) in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions.

Participants in OTC derivatives markets typically are not subject to the same level of credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of exchange-based markets, and, therefore, OTC derivatives generally expose the Fund to greater counterparty risk than exchange-traded derivatives. The Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a derivative in accordance with its terms because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem. If a counterparty’s obligation to the Fund is not collateralized, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but the Fund may be unable to enforce them, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Counterparty risk is greater for derivatives with longer maturities because of the longer time that events may occur that prevent settlement. Counterparty risk also is greater when the Fund has concentrated its derivatives with a single or small group of counterparties as it sometimes does as a result of its use of swaps and other OTC derivatives. Significant exposure to a single counterparty increases the Fund’s counterparty risk. To the extent the Fund uses swap contracts, it is subject, in particular, to the creditworthiness of the counterparties because some types of swap contracts have durations longer than six months (and, in some cases, decades). The creditworthiness of a counterparty may be adversely affected by greater than average volatility in the markets, even if the counterparty’s net market exposure is small relative to its capital. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty’s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund’s interest in the collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required.

The Fund also is subject to counterparty risk because it executes its securities transactions through brokers and dealers. If a broker or dealer fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or be unable to dispose of investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund.

Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives will be affected by new rules and regulations affecting the derivatives market. As described under “Derivatives Risk” above, some derivatives transactions are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds its cleared position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. A clearing member is obligated by contract and by applicable regulation to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to cleared derivatives transactions from the clearing member’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing member from its customers with respect to cleared derivatives are generally held by the clearing member on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the clearing member may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. Therefore, the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of the Fund’s clearing member because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing member’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the clearing member is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared derivatives, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the clearing member. Regulations promulgated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission require that the clearing member notify the clearing house of the initial margin provided by the clearing member to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the clearing member does not accurately report the Fund’s initial margin, the Fund is subject to the risk that a clearing house will use the Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, clearing members generally provide the clearing house the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than individually for each customer. The Fund is therefore subject to the risk that a clearing house will not make variation margin payments owed to the Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default, and the risk that the Fund will be required to provide additional variation margin to the clearing house before the clearing house will move the Fund’s cleared derivatives transactions to another clearing member. In addition, if a clearing member does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Fund, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by a clearing member, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the clearing member with respect to the margin held by the clearing member.

• LEVERAGING RISK. The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending creates leverage (i.e., the Fund’s investment exposures exceed its net asset value). Leverage increases the Fund’s losses when the value of its investments (including derivatives) declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial investment. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. The Fund’s use of reverse repurchase agreements also subjects it to interest costs based on the difference between the sale and repurchase price of the

 

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security involved. The Fund’s portfolio also will be leveraged if it borrows money to meet redemption requests or settle investment transactions or if it exercises its right to delay payment on a redemption.

The Fund may manage some of its derivative positions by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets. To the extent offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, the Fund may perform as if it were leveraged.

• OPTIONS RISK. The market price of options written by the Fund will be affected by many factors, including changes in the market price or dividend rates of underlying securities (or in the case of indices, the securities comprising such indices); changes in interest rates or exchange rates; changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the relevant stock market and underlying securities; and the time remaining before an option’s expiration. The market price of an option also may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid. In addition, since an American-style option allows the holder to exercise its rights any time prior to expiration of the option, the writer of an American-style option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligations as a writer of the option. (This risk is not present when writing a European-style option because the holder may only exercise the option on its expiration date.) If the Fund writes a call option and does not hold the underlying security or instrument, the amount of the Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

National securities exchanges generally have established limits on the maximum number of options an investor or group of investors acting in concert may write. The Fund, the Manager, and other funds advised by the Manager may constitute such a group. These limits could restrict the Fund’s ability to purchase or write options on a particular security.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (i.e., options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While the Fund has greater flexibility to tailor an OTC option, OTC options generally expose the Fund to greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded. Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary market risks.

• REAL ESTATE RISK. To the extent the Fund concentrates its assets in real estate-related investments, the value of its portfolio is subject to factors affecting the real estate industry and may fluctuate more than the value of a portfolio that consists of securities of companies in a broader range of industries. Factors affecting real estate values include the supply of real property in particular markets, overbuilding, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, delays in completion of construction, changes in real estate values, changes in operating costs and property taxes, levels of occupancy, adequacy of rent to cover operating costs, possible environmental liabilities, regulatory limitations on rent, fluctuations in rental income, increased competition and other risks related to local and regional market conditions. The value of real estate-related investments also may be affected by changes in interest rates, macroeconomic developments, and social and economic trends. For instance, during periods of declining interest rates, some mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may reduce the yield on securities issued by those REITs. Some REITs have relatively small market capitalizations, which can tend to increase the volatility of the market price of their securities. REITs are subject to the risk of fluctuations in income from underlying real estate assets, their inability to manage effectively the cash flows generated by those assets, prepayments and defaults by borrowers, and their failure to qualify for the special tax treatment granted to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or to maintain their exemption from investment company status under the 1940 Act.

• MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Fund’s investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Securities markets may be susceptible to market manipulation (e.g., the potential manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) or other fraudulent trade practices, which could disrupt the orderly functioning of these markets or adversely affect the value of investments traded in these markets, including investments of the Fund. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of the Fund’s investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. The uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a significant number of European Union countries, as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted and may continue to disrupt markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world’s securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial government interventions (e.g., currency controls) also could negatively impact the Fund. War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly

 

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disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. During such market disruptions, the Fund’s exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this “Investment and other risk” section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Fund from implementing its investment programs for a period of time and achieving its investment objectives. For example, a market disruption may adversely affect the orderly functioning of the securities markets and may cause the Fund’s derivatives counterparties to discontinue offering derivatives on some underlying commodities, securities, reference rates or indices, or to offer them on a more limited basis. To the extent that the Fund has focused its investments in the stock index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

• SHORT SALES RISK. The Fund may use short sales in its investment programs in an attempt to increase its returns or for hedging purposes.

In implementing its principal investment strategies, the Fund is permitted to engage in short sales of securities or currencies that it does not own. To do so, the Fund borrows a security (e.g., shares of an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”)) or currency from a broker and sells it to a third party. This type of short sale exposes the Fund to the risk that it will be required to acquire, convert, or exchange securities or currencies to replace the borrowed securities at a time when the securities or currencies sold short have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. If the Fund engages in short sales of securities or currencies it does not own, it may have to pay a premium to borrow the securities or currencies and must pay to the lender any dividends or interest it receives on the securities or currencies while they are borrowed. In addition, purchasing securities or currencies to close out a short position can itself cause the price of the securities or currencies to rise further, thereby exacerbating any losses.

Short sales of securities or currencies the Fund does not own involve a form of investment leverage, and the amount of a Fund’s potential loss is theoretically unlimited. The Fund is subject to increased leveraging risk and other investment risks described in this “Investments and other risks” section to the extent it sells short securities or currencies it does not own.

• FOCUSED INVESTMENT RISK. Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high positive correlations to one another (e.g., different industries within broad sectors, such as technology or financial services), or in securities from issuers with high positive correlations to one another (such as U.S. Treasury Fund’s investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other fixed income securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), are subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified. To the extent the Fund invests in the securities of a limited number of issuers, it is particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund is likely to affect the Fund’s performance more than if the Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers.

To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in a particular type of security or sector, or in securities of companies in a particular industry, it is vulnerable to events affecting those securities, sectors, or companies. Securities, sectors, or companies that share common characteristics are often subject to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and often react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Real Estate Risk” above.

Similarly, to the extent the Fund has a significant portion of its assets in investments tied economically to a particular geographic region, non-U.S. country or particular market (e.g., emerging markets), it has more exposure to regional and country economic risks than funds making non-U.S. investments throughout the world. The political and economic prospects of one country or group of countries within the same geographic region may affect other countries in that region, and a recession, debt crisis or decline in currency valuation in one country can spread to other countries. Furthermore, companies in a particular geographic region or country are vulnerable to events affecting other companies in that region or country because they often share common characteristics, are exposed to similar business risks and regulatory burdens, and react similarly to specific economic, market, political or other developments. See also “Non-U.S. Investment Risk” above.

• LARGE SHAREHOLDER RISK. To the extent that a large number of shares of the Fund are held by a single shareholder (e.g., an institutional investor or another GMO Fund) or a group of shareholders with a common investment strategy (e.g. GMO asset allocation accounts), the Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by that shareholder of all or a large portion of its Fund shares will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities to raise the cash needed to satisfy the redemption request. In addition, GMO Funds and other accounts over which GMO has investment discretion that invest in the Fund are not subject to restrictions on the frequency of trading of Fund shares. Asset allocation decisions by the Manager may result in substantial redemptions from (or investments in) the Fund. These transactions may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell investments (or invest cash) at times when it would not otherwise do so. Redemptions of a large number of shares also may increase transaction costs or, by necessitating a sale of portfolio securities, accelerate the realization of taxable gains to shareholders. In addition, to the extent the Fund invests in other GMO Funds subject to large shareholder risk, it is indirectly subject to this risk.

• FUND OF FUNDS RISK AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS. The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including other GMO Funds, money market funds, and ETFs (for purposes of this risk disclosure, “underlying Funds”), and is exposed to the risk that the underlying Funds will not perform as expected.

 

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Because the Fund bears the fees and expenses of the underlying Funds in which it invests (absent reimbursement of those expenses), the Fund will incur additional expenses when investing in underlying Funds. In addition, total Fund expenses will increase if the Fund makes a new or further investment in underlying Funds with higher fees or expenses than the average fees and expenses of the underlying Funds then in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund also is indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying Funds.

Investments in ETFs involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. Unlike the index, an ETF incurs administrative expenses and transaction costs in trading securities. In addition, the timing and magnitude of cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying and redeeming shares in the ETF could create cash balances that cause the ETF’s performance to deviate from the index (which remains “fully invested” at all times). Performance of an ETF and the index it is designed to track also may diverge because the composition of the index and the securities held by the ETF may occasionally differ. In addition, ETFs often use derivatives to track the performance of the relevant index, and, therefore, investments in those ETFs are subject to the same derivatives risks discussed above.

 NON-DIVERSIFIED FUNDS. The Fund is a “non-diversified investment company” under the 1940 Act. This means that it is allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers and/or non-U.S. currencies. As a result, it may be subject to greater credit, market and other risks, and poor performance by a single issuer may have a greater impact on its performance, than if it was “diversified.”

Temporary Defensive Positions. The Fund normally does not take temporary defensive positions. To the extent the Fund takes a temporary defensive position, or otherwise holds cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt investments on a temporary basis, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

4. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, to increase, decrease or adjust elements of the investment exposures of the Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives may relate to securities, interest rates, currencies, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, commodities and related indices, and include foreign currency contracts, swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and other exchange-traded and OTC contracts.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce its investment exposures (which may result in a reduction below zero) or the investment exposures of GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (“BFAF”). The Fund also may use currency derivatives in an attempt to reduce (which may result in a reduction below zero) some aspect of the currency exposure in its or BFAF’s portfolio. For these purposes, the Fund may use an instrument denominated in a different currency that the Manager believes is highly correlated with the relevant currency.

The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to adjust elements of its or BFAF’s investment exposures to various securities, sectors, markets, indices and currencies without actually having to sell existing investments or make new direct investments. For example, if the Fund or BFAF holds a large proportion of stocks of companies in a particular sector and the Manager believes that stocks of companies in another sector will outperform those stocks, the Fund might use a short futures contract on an appropriate index (to synthetically “sell” a portion of those stocks) in combination with a long futures contract on another index (to synthetically “buy” exposure to that index). In adjusting investment exposures, the Fund also may use currency derivatives, seeking currency exposure that is different (in some cases, significantly different) from the currency exposure represented by its or BFAF’s portfolio. The Fund’s foreign currency exposure may differ significantly from the currency exposure represented by its investments.

The Fund may use derivatives to effect transactions intended as substitutes for securities lending.

The Fund is not limited in its use of derivatives or in the absolute face value of its derivative positions. As a result of its derivative positions, the Fund may have gross investment exposures in excess of its net assets (i.e., the Fund may be leveraged) and therefore is subject to heightened risk of loss. The Fund’s performance can depend substantially, if not primarily, on the performance of assets or indices underlying its derivatives even though it does not own those assets or indices.

Certain derivatives transactions used by the Fund, including certain interest rate swaps and certain credit default index swaps, are required to be transacted through a central clearing organization. The Fund holds cleared derivatives transactions through clearing members, who are members of derivatives clearing houses. In contrast to bilateral derivatives transactions, following a period of advance notice to the Fund, clearing members generally can require termination of existing cleared derivatives transactions at any time and increases in margin above the margin that it required at the beginning of a transaction. Clearing houses also have broad rights to increase margin requirements for existing transactions and to terminate transactions. Any such increase or termination could interfere with the ability of the Fund to pursue its investment strategy. Also, the Fund is subject to execution risk if it enters into a derivatives transaction that is required to be cleared (or that the Manager expects to be cleared), and no

 

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clearing member is willing or able to clear the transaction on the Fund’s behalf. In that case, the transaction might have to be terminated, and the Fund could lose some or all of the benefit of any increase in the value of the transaction after the time of the transaction.

The use of derivatives involves risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. See “Investment and other risks” above for further information.

The Fund held derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2013. The following table shows how the Fund used these derivatives (marked with an X):

 

   
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use       
Forward currency contracts        

Adjust exposure to foreign currencies

    X   

To manage against anticipated currency exchange rate changes

    X   
Futures contracts        

Adjust exposure to certain securities markets

    X   

Maintain the diversity and liquidity of the portfolio

    X   
Options (Written)        

Used written put option contracts as substitute for direct equity investments

    X   
Swap contracts        

Adjust exposure to certain securities markets

    X   

Adjust exposure to certain companies and industries

    X   

To hedge some or all of the broad market exposure of the assets in which the Fund invests

    X   
Rights and/or warrants        

Received as a result of corporate actions

    X   

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 (or to pay or receive the amount of the change in relative values of the two currencies). The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The value of each of the Fund’s forward currency contracts is marked-to-market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses on the contracts are 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.

These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. Forward currency contracts expose the Fund to the market 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. Most forward currency contracts are not collateralized. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. A futures contract is a contract that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined delivery price at a specified time in the future. Some futures contracts are net (cash) settled. 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. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded (and if the futures are traded outside the U.S. and the market for such futures is closed prior to the close of NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is 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 accounted for as realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin as recorded on 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

 

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(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

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liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contracts expose the Fund to the risk that it may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may purchase call and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset; a put option gives the holder the right to sell an asset. By purchasing options the Fund alters its exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, entitling it to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling it to sell the underlying asset 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 reflected in the marked-to-market value of the option. The potential loss associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options on futures, swaps (“swaptions”), securities or currencies it owns or in which it may invest. Writing options alters the Fund’s exposure to the underlying asset by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying asset at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying asset at a set price from the option-holder. In some cases (e.g., index options), settlement will be in cash, based on a formula price. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently included in the marked-to-market value of the option. As a writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether it will be required to sell (call) or purchase (put) the underlying asset and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the asset underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes call options without an offsetting exposure (e.g., call options on an asset that the Fund does not own), it bears an unlimited risk of loss if the price of the underlying asset increases during the term of the option. OTC 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 option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

When an option contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction in the cost of investments purchased. Gains and losses from the expiration or closing of written option contracts are separately disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

For the period ended August 31, 2013, investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

 

     
     Puts     Calls  
   
     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Outstanding, beginning of period

            —        4,383      $ 3,763,138                —                —      $         —   

Options written

           41,135        42,574,258                        

Options bought back

           (13,389     (15,327,882                     

Options expired

           (23,484     (22,474,299                     

Options exercised

           (29     (140,502                     
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

           8,616      $ 8,394,713                    $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price, provided that price is between the closing bid and ask prices. If the last sale price is not within this range, then they will be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and the closing ask price for short positions (and if the underlying reference security closes or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, the values will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees to reflect estimated valuation changes through the NYSE close). The Fund values OTC options using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry models.

Swap contracts

The Fund may enter into various types of swap contracts, including, without limitation, swaps on securities and securities indices, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, commodity swaps, inflation swaps and other types of available swaps. A swap contract is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one asset for the return generated by another asset. Some swap contracts are net settled. When entering into a swap contract and during the term of the transaction, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral.

 

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Initial upfront payments received or made upon entering into a swap contract are included in the fair market value of the swap. The Fund does not amortize upfront payments. Net periodic payments made or received to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap contract and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors) are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap contract is recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

Interest rate swap contracts 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 contracts 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 asset (e.g., a security, basket of securities, or futures contract), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference asset exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party is entitled to receive a payment from or obligated to make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap contract, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return (or to put a security) if a credit event (e.g., default or similar event) occurs with respect to a reference entity or entities. A seller of credit default protection receives periodic 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. If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations so long as there is no early termination.

For credit default swap contracts on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by various occurrences, which may include an issuer’s failure to pay interest or principal on a reference security, a breach of a material representation or covenant, an agreement by the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap contracts on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such occurrences as the issuer’s bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium and/or restructuring.

Variance swap contracts 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. As a result, no money changes hands at the initiation of the contract. At the expiration date, the amount payable 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 be entitled to receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be obligated to make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would be obligated to make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would be entitled to 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.

Generally, the Fund prices its OTC swap contracts daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors and record the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap contracts or reset dates, as appropriate. Cleared swap contracts are valued using the quote (which may be based on a model) published by the relevant clearing house. If an updated quote for a cleared swap contract is not available by the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value on any business day, then that swap contract will generally be valued using an industry standard model, which may differ from the model used by the relevant clearing house.

The values assigned to swap contracts may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap contracts involves counterparty credit, legal, and documentation risk that is generally not reflected in the values assigned to the swap contract. Such risks include the possibility that the counterparty defaults on its obligations to perform or disagrees as to the meaning of contractual terms, that the Fund has amounts on deposit in excess of amounts owed by the Fund, or that any collateral the other party posts is insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk is particularly acute in economic environments in which financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent market disruptions. Swap contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Rights and warrants

The Fund may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in the section entitled “Options” above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit the Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or

 

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(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

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rights at such times and in such quantities as the Fund would otherwise wish. Rights and/or warrants outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

As provided by U.S. GAAP, the table below is based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. Changes to market values of reference asset(s) will tend to have a greater impact on the Fund (with correspondingly greater risk) the greater the notional amount. For further information on notional amounts, see the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2013 and Statement of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2013^:

 

               
     Credit
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Asset:

               

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,344,493   

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  103,856                             103,856   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ 103,856      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,448,349   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ 103,856      $ 34,344,493      $      $      $ 34,448,349   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability:

               

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (6,052,645

Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts*

                  (856,124                          (856,124

Written Options, at value

                  (13,366,062                          (13,366,062
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (14,222,186   $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subject to Master Agreements

  $      $      $ (14,222,186   $ (6,052,645   $      $      $ (20,274,831
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss) on:

               

Investments (rights and/or warrants)

  $      $      $ 56,459      $      $      $      $ 56,459   

Forward Currency Contracts

                         17,067,601                      17,067,601   

Futures Contracts

                  (2,642,380                          (2,642,380

Swap Contracts

                  2,399,249                             2,399,249   

Written Options

                  (168,887                          (168,887
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (355,559   $ 17,067,601      $      $      $ 16,712,042   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

               

Forward Currency Contracts

  $      $      $      $ 17,751,783      $      $      $ 17,751,783   

Futures Contracts

                  1,019,570                             1,019,570   

Swap Contracts

                  (1,052,432                          (1,052,432

Written Options

                  (6,041,429                          (6,041,429
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $      $ (6,074,291   $ 17,751,783      $      $      $ 11,677,492   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

The risks referenced in the tables above are not intended to be inclusive of all risks. Please see the “Investment and other risks” and “Portfolio valuation” sections for a further discussion of risks.

 

  ^ Because the Fund recognizes changes in value through the Statement of Operations, it does not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these tables.
  * The table includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures and cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Period end variation margin on open futures and cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements or other similar types of agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) that generally govern the terms of some over-the-counter derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements between the parties. The Master Agreements may include collateral posting terms and

 

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(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

netting provisions that apply in the event of a default and/or termination event. Upon the occurrence of such an event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, the Master Agreements may permit the non-defaulting party to calculate a single net payment to close out applicable transactions. However, there is no guarantee that the terms of a Master Agreement will be enforceable; for example, when bankruptcy or insolvency laws impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset obligations. Additionally, the netting and close out provisions of a Master Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty’s affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Termination events may also include a decline in the net assets of a 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 Master Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s operations. For more information about other uncertainties and risks, see the Investment and Other Risks note.

For financial reporting purposes, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities any cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund is reported as Due from Broker and any cash collateral received from the counterparty is reported as Due to Broker. Any non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund is noted in the Schedule of Investments. The tables below show the potential effect of netting arrangements made available by the Master Agreements on the financial position of the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally show derivative assets and derivative liabilities (regardless of whether they that are subject to netting arrangements) on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures of the Fund prior to netting. See Note 2 for information on repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Fund at August 31, 2013, if any.

The tables above present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type of financial instrument. The following tables present the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Received
    Derivative
Assets/(Liabilities)
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 3,290,642      $         —      $      $ 3,290,642   

Barclays Bank PLC

    17,252,868               (1,660,479     15,592,389   

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    1,321,464                      1,321,464   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,850,051               (376,710     1,473,341   

Goldman Sachs International

    70,648               70,648          

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    3,576,721               (2,261,375     1,315,346   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    6,982,099                      6,982,099   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 34,344,493      $      $ (4,227,916   $ 29,975,281   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
   
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,660,479      $      $ 1,660,479      $   

Deutsche Bank AG

    376,710               376,710          

Goldman Sachs International

    1,754,081               (70,648     1,683,433   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    2,261,375               2,261,375          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,052,645      $      $ 4,227,916      $ 1,683,433   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
 

 

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(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following tables present the Fund’s exchange-traded or cleared derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts that may be available for offset under the Master Agreements and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of August 31, 2013:

 

         
Counterparty   Gross Derivative
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    Collateral
Pledged
    Derivative
(Assets)/Liabilities
Available for Offset
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 750,791      $ (750,791   $         —      $         —

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    13,366,062        (13,366,062           
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 14,116,853      $ (14,116,853   $      $   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

  * In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown.

The average derivative activity, based on absolute values (forward currency contracts, futures contracts, rights and/or warrants), notional amounts (swap contracts) or principal amounts (options) outstanding at each month-end, was as follows for the period ended August 31, 2013:

 

         
Forward
Currency
Contracts ($)
  Futures
Contracts ($)
    Swap
Contracts ($)
    Options ($)     Rights
and/or
warrants ($)
 

2,428,285,473

    103,316,135        5,581,576        137,254        353,721   

 

5. Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO does not charge the Fund any management or shareholder service fees for its services.

The Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for its “Specified Operating Expenses” (as defined below). Any such reimbursements are paid to the Fund concurrently with the payment of management fees to the Manager. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses to the extent that they are borne by the Fund: audit expenses, fund accounting expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Funds by or at the direction of the Manager, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and custody expenses.

This contractual reimbursement will continue through at least June 30, 2014 for the Fund unless the Fund’s Board of Trustees authorizes its modification or termination, or reduces the fee rates paid to the Manager under the Fund’s management contract or servicing agreement.

The Fund’s portion of the gross fees paid by the Trust to the Trust’s independent Trustees and their legal counsel and any Trust Officers or agents unaffiliated with the Manager during the period ended August 31, 2013 is shown in the table below and is included in the Statement of Operations.

 

   
Independent Trustees
and their legal counsel ($)
    Agents unaffiliated
with the Manager ($)
 
  17,287        2,024   

 

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(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

6. Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended August 31, 2013 are noted in the table below:

 

       
Purchases ($)     Purchases ($)     Sales ($)     Sales ($)  
       
U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
    U.S. Government
Securities
    Investments (Non-U.S.
Government Securities)
 
  917,399,602        3,343,796,186               1,305,615,186   

 

7. 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 possible future claims that may or may not be made against the Fund. Based on experience, the Manager is of the view that the risk of loss to the Fund in connection with the Fund’s indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

 

8. Principal shareholders and related parties

 

       
Number of
shareholders that held
more than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of
outstanding shares of
the Fund held by those
shareholders owning
greater than 10% of the
outstanding shares of
the Fund
    Percentage of the
shares of the Fund held
by senior management
of the Manager and
GMO Trust officers
    Percentage of the
Fund’s shares held by
accounts for which the
Manager has
investment discretion
 
  1*        100%               100%   

 

  * The Shareholder is another fund of the Trust.

 

9. Share transactions

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

 

     
     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Period from
March 1, 2012
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28, 2013
 
   
Core Class:   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

    288,220,684      $ 3,388,463,880        235,543,110      $ 2,460,130,863   

Shares repurchased

    (5,258,745     (62,086,965     (16,841,554     (175,132,923
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    282,961,939      $ 3,326,376,915        218,701,556      $ 2,284,997,940   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

 

42    


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Board Review of Management Agreement

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Approval of renewal of management agreement for GMO Implementation Fund. In determining to approve the renewal of the management agreement of the Fund for an additional twelve month period commencing June 30, 2013, the Trustees, all but one of whom is not an “interested person” of GMO Trust (the “Trust”), considered information that they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them, to be relevant. The Trustees considered information relating specifically to the Fund as well as information relating to the series of the Trust generally (collectively, the “GMO funds”).

The Trustees met independently and with representatives of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the “Manager”) throughout the year and considered information relevant to renewal of the Fund’s management agreement. In addition, at a meeting held on May 22, 2013, the Trustees met with representatives of the Manager to discuss, among other things, the investment performance of the Fund and the other GMO funds and various methods for evaluating their investment performance. At a separate meeting also held on May 22, 2013 and attended only by the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), their independent legal counsel and their independent compliance consultant, the Independent Trustees discussed the extensive materials provided by the Manager to the Trustees for their consideration in connection with their decision whether to renew the management agreements of the Fund and the other GMO funds. At their separate meeting, the Independent Trustees instructed their independent legal counsel to request additional information from the Manager. Prior to and at a meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, the Manager provided that information. In addition, prior to and at the meeting of the Trustees on June 6, 2013, representatives of the Manager met with the Trustees to answer questions.

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment performance, as well as the performance of the other GMO funds managed by the investment division that manages the Fund. The Trustees discussed how funds with various investment styles were expected to perform in different market conditions and considered whether the Fund had performed as expected given market conditions in recent years. In addition, the Trustees took into account their discussion with representatives of the Manager regarding ways to evaluate the performance of the Fund, given that the Fund is not a standalone investment and the investment strategies the Manager pursues for the Fund are intended to complement the strategies being pursued by the Manager in GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. The Trustees’ review of Fund performance was based on information provided to the Trustees, which included data for various periods, information as to performance in relation to risk and other data provided by the Manager, and comparisons against the performance of products managed by other managers that were prepared by third-party data services.

The Trustees compared the total expense ratio (i.e., total annual operating expenses per share as a percentage of net asset value per share) of the Fund to the total expense ratios of funds determined by a third-party data service to have similar objectives. The Trustees recognized that the Manager had undertaken to reimburse specified operating expenses of the Fund.

The Trustees gave substantial consideration to the fact that the Fund does not pay a fee to the Manager under the Fund’s management agreement or any shareholder servicing and supplemental support agreement. The Trustees took note of various “fallout benefits” to the Manager resulting from its management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the types of investors to which shares of the Fund were marketed.

The Trustees considered the experience, sophistication and depth of the Manager and its personnel (including management and investment management personnel, as well as members of the legal, compliance and risk and controls departments), the resources the Manager employed in advising the Fund, the Manager’s reputation and relationship with Fund investors, and other matters concerning the business and organization of the Manager and the nature and quality of its services to the Fund.

After reviewing these factors, among others, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall review of the Fund’s management agreement, that the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager were within the range of fees that would be established through arm’s-length bargaining.

Following their review, on June 6, 2013, the Independent Trustees in their capacity as such, and then all Trustees voting together, based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be relevant, including those factors described above, approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement for an additional twelve-month period commencing June 30, 2013.

 

    43


GMO Implementation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

 

Fund Expenses

August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended August 31, 2013.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transactions costs, including purchase premium and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including direct and/or indirect management fees, direct and/or indirect shareholder services 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, March 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

This section of the table for the 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the table for the 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 premium and redemption fees. Therefore, this section 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.

 

    Actual     Hypothetical    

 

 
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2013
    Expenses Paid
During the Period*
    Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
 
Core     $1,000.00        $1,031.00        $0.00        $1,000.00        $1,025.20        $0.00        0.00%**   

 

  * Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended August 31, 2013, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.
  ** Ratio rounds to 0.00%.

 

44    


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this Registrant.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

The complete schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the semiannual 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) Not applicable to this filing.

(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: November 5, 2013

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: November 5, 2013
By (Signature and Title):    

/s/ Sheppard N. Burnett

  Sheppard N. Burnett, Principal Financial Officer
  Date: November 5, 2013