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Management

Lucas White

Portfolio Manager, Focused Equity

Mr. White is the lead portfolio manager for the Resources and Climate Change strategies. He is a member of GMO’s Focused Equity team and a partner of the firm. Previously at GMO, he was engaged in portfolio management for the Global Equity team, including responsibilities for the Quality, Tactical Opportunities, and U.S. Growth strategies. Prior to joining GMO in 2006, he worked at Standish Mellon Asset Management and MFS. Mr. White earned his bachelor's degree in Economics and Psychology from Duke University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Tom Hancock

Head of Focused Equity

Dr. Hancock is the head of the Focused Equity team, a portfolio manager for GMO’s Quality Strategies and a partner of the firm. Previously at GMO, he was co-head of the Global Equity team. Prior to joining GMO in 1995, he was a research scientist at Siemens and a software engineer at IBM. Dr. Hancock holds BS and MS degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Overview

The GMO Climate Change Investment Fund seeks to generate high total return by investing primarily in equities of companies GMO believes are positioned to benefit, directly or indirectly, from efforts to curb or mitigate the long-term effects of global climate change, to address the environmental challenges presented by global climate change, or to help the world adapt to climate change through improved efficiency of resource consumption. We invest globally across the capitalization spectrum, which allows us to identify attractive investment opportunities wherever they may be.

We are seeing exceptional opportunities for long-term investors abound in a world mobilizing to address climate change, and profitability associated with efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change is largely independent of the global economy. Climate change investors can benefit from this unique, diversifying source of return, historically available at attractive valuations given the secular tailwinds of change.

Facts

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Fund Inception Date	March 14, 2018
Fund Total Assets as of 31/3/2024	$748mm USD

EUR Class A

Inception Date	March 16, 2018
SEDOL	BDT8SM3
ISIN	IE00BDT8SM30
NAV as of 18/4/2024	28.01

Performance

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	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	-4.15	-4.15	-17.32	-4.48	8.41	6.81
MSCI ACWI	10.61	10.61	23.89	9.99	11.77	11.18

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

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	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	-3.95	-3.95	-16.61	-3.66	9.34	7.73
MSCI ACWI	10.61	10.61	23.89	9.99	11.77	11.18

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

Table Caption
	MTD	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	5.60	-4.15	-4.15	-17.32	-4.48	8.41	6.81
MSCI ACWI	3.29	10.61	10.61	23.89	9.99	11.77	11.18

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

Table Caption
	MTD	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	5.68	-3.95	-3.95	-16.61	-3.66	9.34	7.73
MSCI ACWI	3.29	10.61	10.61	23.89	9.99	11.77	11.18

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

Calendar
	Climate Change Investment Fund	MSCI ACWI
2023	-9.94	18.06
2022	-4.64	-13.01
2021	20.20	27.54
2020	30.42	6.65
2019	28.94	28.93
2018	-10.50	-4.69

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

Calendar
	Climate Change Investment Fund	MSCI ACWI
2023	-9.18	18.06
2022	-3.82	-13.01
2021	21.22	27.54
2020	31.54	6.65
2019	30.04	28.93
2018	-9.85	-4.69

Inception Date: March 16, 2018

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

¹ Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. The portfolio is not managed relative to a benchmark. References to an index are for informational purposes only. The local market in which the Fund is priced was closed for Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Therefore, the performance for the fund and corresponding benchmark will utilize March 28 for purposes of the ending valuation for the March return and the starting valuation for the April return.

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Risks

Risks associated with investing in the Fund may include Investment Risk, Management and Operational Risk, New Fund Risk, Market Risk - Equities, and Currency Risk. For a more complete discussion of these risks and others, please consult the Fund's Prospectus.

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