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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 improve the efficiency of resource consumption.

Facts

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Fund Inception Date	March 14, 2018
Fund Total Assets as of 30/04/2023	$939mm USD

GBP Class A

Inception Date	March 14, 2018
SEDOL	BDT8SN4
ISIN	IE00BDT8SN47
NAV as of 26/05/2023	34.12

Performance

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	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	3.65	3.65	-2.83	28.30	13.02	12.19
MSCI ACWI	4.39	4.39	-1.43	15.48	9.68	8.76

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

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	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	3.87	3.87	-1.99	29.39	14.00	13.16
MSCI ACWI	4.39	4.39	-1.43	15.48	9.68	8.76

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

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	MTD	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	-4.67	-4.67	-1.19	2.07	21.96	11.17	10.95
MSCI ACWI	-0.21	-0.21	4.17	1.95	12.18	9.01	8.57

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

Table Caption
	MTD	QTD	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	ITD
Climate Change Investment Fund	-4.60	-4.60	-0.92	2.94	22.99	12.13	11.90
MSCI ACWI	-0.21	-0.21	4.17	1.95	12.18	9.01	8.57

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

Calendar
	Climate Change Investment Fund	MSCI ACWI
2022	0.38	-8.08
2021	13.18	19.63
2020	37.58	12.67
2019	21.48	21.71
2018	-9.20	-2.90

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

Calendar
	Climate Change Investment Fund	MSCI ACWI
2022	1.24	-8.08
2021	14.14	19.63
2020	38.75	12.67
2019	22.52	21.71
2018	-8.54	-2.90

Inception Date: March 14, 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 Fund uses the MSCI All Country World Index for performance comparison purposes only. The Fund is not managed to, or risk controlled relative to, any securities index or securities benchmark.

Documents

Literature

Fact Sheet		Download
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Prospectus - Singapore		Download
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Prospectus - Fourth Supplement		Download
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Prospectus - Sixth Supplement		Download
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Investor Information

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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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