GMO Foreign Small Companies III  GMFSX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Small/Mid Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-05-31
Day Change
$ -0.07
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 11.26
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
45.29%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
317
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: GMO Foreign Small Companies III
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Small/Mid Value
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1995-01-04 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 43.23 70.96 -2.67 8.22 10.90 11.19
+/- Category 4.27 30.19 2.44 2.59 3.95 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 13.62 18.28 2.08 3.96 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 41.35 10.34 -1.20 9.74 11.12 11.41
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 37.76 39.09 -3.65 8.59 10.84 11.15
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 37.00 -6.53 5.29 8.73 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 25.38 -3.60 6.69 8.99 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 54 funds), (10 yrs : out of 32 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 0.50%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 9.24
Software 2.14
Hardware 1.57
Media 3.80
Telecommunications 1.74
Service 41.48
Healthcare 5.84
Consumer Services 8.45
Business Services 12.13
Financial Services 15.06
Manufacturing 49.27
Consumer Goods 18.31
Industrial Materials 23.57
Energy 5.82
Utilities 1.57
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 5.8
Stocks 92.4
Bonds 0.0
Other 1.8
Foreign Stocks 91.1
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-05-31 Data through 2009-05-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 252 Turnover % 42
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 11.82 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Gerresheimer AG Germany 1.58
K's Hldgs Japan 1.54
CIA Hering SA Brazil 1.33
Csm Netherlands 1.18
Shimachu Japan 1.11
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong 1.05
Fuji Oil Japan 1.03
Capcom Japan 1.02
SNS Reaal Netherlands 0.99
Tieto Oyj Finland 0.99
Data through 2009-05-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1995-01-04
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Richard Mattione  (1995-01-04)
Dr. Mattione is the head of the International Active Division and is responsible for international active’s equity investments in Japan and Latin America. Prior to joining GMO in 1994, he worked as an economist and market strategist at J.P. Morgan & Co. in Tokyo and New York. Previously, he was a research associate in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mattione earned his B.S. in Systems Science and Mathematics from Washington University and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-09-24)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.85
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-02-28)
Correspondence Information
GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston,  MA  02110
USA
Telephone:
800-225-5291
617-346-7646
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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