Fund Research for GMO Emerging Countries III (GMCEX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Aug 29, 1997
    Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: GMO
    Return Since Inception: 10.32%
    YTD Return: 58.82%
    Yield (TTM): 2.42%
    Net Assets: 156.1 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation consistent with prudent risk.Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of assets in investments tied economically to emerging countries. It may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including index-based ETFs, which are designed to track the performance and/or certain other characteristics of a particular stock market index or a group of stock markets in a particular geographic area. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $12,788 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 37.12%
    Large 40.11%
    Medium 19.53%
    Small 2.86%
    Micro 0.38%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 58.82% 69.30% 1.64% 12.95% 12.93% 10.32%
    +/- Category -7.40% -9.59% -1.27% -0.72% 2.02% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 53.91% 48.24% 2.15% 14.00% 12.93% 10.32%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 57.63% 8.18% 4.50% 15.40% 13.73% 10.61%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 08/29/1997
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 21.47%
    Service 28.33%
    Manufacturing 45.50%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.01% 2.17% 2.16%
    Stocks 0.00% 96.25% 96.25%
    Bonds 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
    Other 0.00% 0.52% 0.52%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.00% 96.23% 96.23%
    Data as of 08/31/2009 Data as of 08/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index — USA 9.26%
    + GAZPROM O A O (OGZPY) Utilities RUS 2.67%
    + Samsung Electronics (005930) Hardware KOR 1.91%
    - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330) Hardware TWN 1.59%
    + OIL CO LUKOIL (LUKOY) Energy RUS 1.56%
    - HYUNDAI MOBIS Consumer Goods KOR 1.36%
    * Rboc Gc Td 00.15% 06/01/09 — — 1.27%
    - Vale Industrial Materials BRA 1.23%
    - China Mobile Ltd. (941) Telecom HKG 1.14%
    + Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (GARAN) Financial Services TUR 1.13%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 05/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 09/24/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.16%
    Taken from annual report dated 02/28/2009

  • Fund Management