EXPLANATORY NOTE
The XBRL interactive data file included as an exhibit to this filing relates to the Amended and Restated Supplement dated September 28, 2015 to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus dated June 30, 2015, as supplemented (relating to thirty-six of the forty series of the Trust), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2015 (SEC Accession No. 0001193125-15-331119) pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
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GMO TRUST Amended and Restated Supplement dated September 28, 2015 to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015, as supplemented This supplement amends and restates all prior supplements to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015. GMO International Bond Fund The Board of Trustees of GMO Trust has approved the liquidation and termination of GMO International Bond Fund (“IBF”). It is expected that IBF will be liquidated on or about September 30, 2015 (the “Liquidation Date”). You may redeem from IBF at any time, but if you are still a shareholder of IBF on the Liquidation Date, your investment in IBF will be liquidated and the proceeds (i.e., an amount of cash and/or securities equal to the net asset value of your shares in IBF as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date) will be transmitted to you. Effective as of the Liquidation Date, all references to IBF in the Prospectus are amended to reflect the foregoing. GMO Benchmark-Free Fund Effective as of September 30, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), rather than as discussed in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, GMO Benchmark-Free Fund (“BFF”) intends to make direct investments and intends to gain exposures through a wholly-owned Bermuda subsidiary. As a result of these changes, BFF will be exposed directly to the risks to which it would otherwise have been exposed indirectly. BFF will not invest in GMO GAAR Implementation Fund (“GIF”) and therefore all references in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information to BFF’s investments through GIF are amended to reflect the foregoing. Fees and Expenses Effective as of the Effective Date, footnote 2 to the table captioned “Annual Fund operating expenses” on page 117 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following: 2 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: 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 Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, and the Fund’s direct non-emerging market custody expenses. This reimbursement will continue through at least June 30, 2016, and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Description of Principal Risks In the sub-section captioned “Management and Operational Risk” on pages 160-161 of the Prospectus, the second paragraph is replaced with the following: As described in the Fund summaries, for some Funds, GMO uses quantitative analyses and models as part of its investment process. GMO’s models support portfolio decisions but are not necessarily predictive of future market events. These analyses and models also make simplifying assumptions that may limit their effectiveness. The data available and utilized for analysis or manipulation by the models is subject to limitations (e.g. inaccuracies, staleness). Any of those assumptions and/or limitations could adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. GMO relies more heavily on quantitative models in making investment decisions for GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund, a GMO Fund not offered by this Prospectus. The usefulness of those models may be diminished by the faulty incorporation of mathematical models into computer code, by reliance on proprietary and third party technology that may include bugs or viruses, and by the retrieval of imperfect data for processing by the model. These aspects are present in the ordinary course of business and are more likely to occur at times of rapidly changing models. Any of these aspects could adversely affect GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund’s performance.
In addition, the description of “Management and Operational Risk” included in the “Principal risks of investing in the Fund” section of each Fund’s Fund Summary in the Prospectus is amended to reflect the foregoing. |
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Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jun. 30, 2015 |
Supplement [Text Block] | gmot_SupplementTextBlock | GMO TRUST Amended and Restated Supplement dated September 28, 2015 to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015, as supplemented This supplement amends and restates all prior supplements to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015. GMO International Bond Fund The Board of Trustees of GMO Trust has approved the liquidation and termination of GMO International Bond Fund (“IBF”). It is expected that IBF will be liquidated on or about September 30, 2015 (the “Liquidation Date”). You may redeem from IBF at any time, but if you are still a shareholder of IBF on the Liquidation Date, your investment in IBF will be liquidated and the proceeds (i.e., an amount of cash and/or securities equal to the net asset value of your shares in IBF as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date) will be transmitted to you. Effective as of the Liquidation Date, all references to IBF in the Prospectus are amended to reflect the foregoing. GMO Benchmark-Free Fund Effective as of September 30, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), rather than as discussed in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, GMO Benchmark-Free Fund (“BFF”) intends to make direct investments and intends to gain exposures through a wholly-owned Bermuda subsidiary. As a result of these changes, BFF will be exposed directly to the risks to which it would otherwise have been exposed indirectly. BFF will not invest in GMO GAAR Implementation Fund (“GIF”) and therefore all references in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information to BFF’s investments through GIF are amended to reflect the foregoing. Fees and Expenses Effective as of the Effective Date, footnote 2 to the table captioned “Annual Fund operating expenses” on page 117 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following: 2 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: 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 Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, and the Fund’s direct non-emerging market custody expenses. This reimbursement will continue through at least June 30, 2016, and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Description of Principal Risks In the sub-section captioned “Management and Operational Risk” on pages 160-161 of the Prospectus, the second paragraph is replaced with the following: As described in the Fund summaries, for some Funds, GMO uses quantitative analyses and models as part of its investment process. GMO’s models support portfolio decisions but are not necessarily predictive of future market events. These analyses and models also make simplifying assumptions that may limit their effectiveness. The data available and utilized for analysis or manipulation by the models is subject to limitations (e.g. inaccuracies, staleness). Any of those assumptions and/or limitations could adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. GMO relies more heavily on quantitative models in making investment decisions for GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund, a GMO Fund not offered by this Prospectus. The usefulness of those models may be diminished by the faulty incorporation of mathematical models into computer code, by reliance on proprietary and third party technology that may include bugs or viruses, and by the retrieval of imperfect data for processing by the model. These aspects are present in the ordinary course of business and are more likely to occur at times of rapidly changing models. Any of these aspects could adversely affect GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund’s performance.
In addition, the description of “Management and Operational Risk” included in the “Principal risks of investing in the Fund” section of each Fund’s Fund Summary in the Prospectus is amended to reflect the foregoing. |
GMO International Bond Fund | ||
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Supplement [Text Block] | gmot_SupplementTextBlock | GMO TRUST Amended and Restated Supplement dated September 28, 2015 to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015, as supplemented This supplement amends and restates all prior supplements to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015. GMO International Bond Fund The Board of Trustees of GMO Trust has approved the liquidation and termination of GMO International Bond Fund (“IBF”). It is expected that IBF will be liquidated on or about September 30, 2015 (the “Liquidation Date”). You may redeem from IBF at any time, but if you are still a shareholder of IBF on the Liquidation Date, your investment in IBF will be liquidated and the proceeds (i.e., an amount of cash and/or securities equal to the net asset value of your shares in IBF as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date) will be transmitted to you. Effective as of the Liquidation Date, all references to IBF in the Prospectus are amended to reflect the foregoing. Description of Principal Risks In the sub-section captioned “Management and Operational Risk” on pages 160-161 of the Prospectus, the second paragraph is replaced with the following: As described in the Fund summaries, for some Funds, GMO uses quantitative analyses and models as part of its investment process. GMO’s models support portfolio decisions but are not necessarily predictive of future market events. These analyses and models also make simplifying assumptions that may limit their effectiveness. The data available and utilized for analysis or manipulation by the models is subject to limitations (e.g. inaccuracies, staleness). Any of those assumptions and/or limitations could adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. GMO relies more heavily on quantitative models in making investment decisions for GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund, a GMO Fund not offered by this Prospectus. The usefulness of those models may be diminished by the faulty incorporation of mathematical models into computer code, by reliance on proprietary and third party technology that may include bugs or viruses, and by the retrieval of imperfect data for processing by the model. These aspects are present in the ordinary course of business and are more likely to occur at times of rapidly changing models. Any of these aspects could adversely affect GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund’s performance.
In addition, the description of “Management and Operational Risk” included in the “Principal risks of investing in the Fund” section of each Fund’s Fund Summary in the Prospectus is amended to reflect the foregoing. |
GMO Benchmark-Free Fund | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement [Text Block] | gmot_SupplementTextBlock | GMO TRUST Amended and Restated Supplement dated September 28, 2015 to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015, as supplemented This supplement amends and restates all prior supplements to the GMO Trust Multi-Class Prospectus, dated June 30, 2015. GMO Benchmark-Free Fund Effective as of September 30, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), rather than as discussed in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, GMO Benchmark-Free Fund (“BFF”) intends to make direct investments and intends to gain exposures through a wholly-owned Bermuda subsidiary. As a result of these changes, BFF will be exposed directly to the risks to which it would otherwise have been exposed indirectly. BFF will not invest in GMO GAAR Implementation Fund (“GIF”) and therefore all references in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information to BFF’s investments through GIF are amended to reflect the foregoing. Fees and Expenses Effective as of the Effective Date, footnote 2 to the table captioned “Annual Fund operating expenses” on page 117 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following: 2 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: 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 Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, and the Fund’s direct non-emerging market custody expenses. This reimbursement will continue through at least June 30, 2016, and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Description of Principal Risks In the sub-section captioned “Management and Operational Risk” on pages 160-161 of the Prospectus, the second paragraph is replaced with the following: As described in the Fund summaries, for some Funds, GMO uses quantitative analyses and models as part of its investment process. GMO’s models support portfolio decisions but are not necessarily predictive of future market events. These analyses and models also make simplifying assumptions that may limit their effectiveness. The data available and utilized for analysis or manipulation by the models is subject to limitations (e.g. inaccuracies, staleness). Any of those assumptions and/or limitations could adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The Funds also run the risk that GMO’s assessment of an investment may be wrong. GMO relies more heavily on quantitative models in making investment decisions for GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund, a GMO Fund not offered by this Prospectus. The usefulness of those models may be diminished by the faulty incorporation of mathematical models into computer code, by reliance on proprietary and third party technology that may include bugs or viruses, and by the retrieval of imperfect data for processing by the model. These aspects are present in the ordinary course of business and are more likely to occur at times of rapidly changing models. Any of these aspects could adversely affect GMO Systematic Global Macro Opportunity Fund’s performance.
In addition, the description of “Management and Operational Risk” included in the “Principal risks of investing in the Fund” section of each Fund’s Fund Summary in the Prospectus is amended to reflect the foregoing. |
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Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Feb. 28, 2015 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | GMO TRUST |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000772129 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Sep. 29, 2015 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Sep. 29, 2015 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jun. 30, 2015 |
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Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jun. 30, 2015 |
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