Fund Research for GMO US Growth M (GMWMX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Sep 11, 2002
    Category: Large Growth
    Overall Risk: Low
    Fund Family: GMO
    Return Since Inception: 1.91%
    YTD Return: 22.97%
    Yield (TTM): 1.23%
    Net Assets: 602,162.00
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 1000 index. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of assets in investments tied economically to the U.S. It is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $40,288 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 58.62%
    Large 19.56%
    Medium 20.20%
    Small 1.62%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 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 09/30/2002 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 22.97% 29.35% -3.62% -0.55% -2.51% 1.91%
    +/- Category -10.23% -12.48% 0.06% -1.93% -1.05% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -2.17% -3.80% 1.88% -1.30% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 14.75% 10.34% -5.48% -1.01% -2.51% 1.91%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 15.30% -4.17% -4.47% -0.80% — 2.00%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 09/11/2002
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 26.55%
    Service 42.16%
    Manufacturing 27.71%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 3.57% 3.57%
    Stocks — 96.43% 96.43%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 0.00% 0.00%
    Data as of 08/31/2009 Data as of 08/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    - MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 18.97 43.62% 4.48%
    + INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS (IBM) Hardware 12.96 45.87% 3.97%
    - WAL MART STORES INC (WMT) Consumer Services 15.79 -9.53% 3.58%
    + State Str Instl Invt Tr Treas Mmkt Fd In — — — 3.05%
    + ABBOTT LABS (ABT) Healthcare 15.06 -2.59% 2.78%
    + JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) Healthcare 13.73 0.90% 2.67%
    + PROCTER & GAMBLE CO (PG) Consumer Goods 17.40 -2.46% 2.61%
    - CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) Hardware 23.86 40.55% 2.51%
    - ORACLE CORP (ORCL) Software 20.08 18.67% 2.46%
    + COCA COLA CO (KO) Consumer Goods 21.18 20.06% 2.43%
    + 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.
    P/E as of 11/27/2009
    All other data as of 05/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 06/30/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.76%
    Taken from annual report dated 02/28/2009

  • Fund Management