Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo

About The Fund

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO) is a global investment management firm that specializes in managing investments across a variety of asset classes for clients that include institutions, family offices, consultants, intermediaries, and wealth managers. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm has grown to become a respected entity in the financial services industry, known for its disciplined and objective approach to valuation and investment. GMO operates with a strong focus on research and believes that a rigorous assessment of valuations is critical to successful investing. The firm's strategies encompass multi-asset class investments, equities, alternatives, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and private funds, with a notable mention of their U.S. Opportunistic Value Strategy and Quality Strategy within the equities space. GMO has developed proprietary solutions like Needs-Based Optimization (Nebo) and has embraced ESG investing principles, offering strategies such as the Horizons Strategy and the Climate Change Strategy, which allocate capital towards a lower carbon future and companies poised to benefit from efforts to curb or mitigate the effects of climate change. The firm's founder, Jeremy Grantham, is known for his long-term investment strategy and serves as the long-term investment strategist and Chairman of the GMO Board of Directors. Further exhibiting their analytical prowess, GMO regularly publishes a Quarterly Letter, white papers, and research insights for the broader investment community. They offer active ETFs focusing on quality equity, which they argue should be a central component of portfolios due to its resilience. Additionally, GMO conducts conferences and events to share insights with clients and the investment community at large. The firm prides itself on its industry leadership, collaborative approach, and commitment to innovation in investment methodologies. GMO's investment minimum and maximum are both $131,000,000, demonstrating their capacity for substantial investments, particularly in areas such as Software, IT and TMT, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware and Manufacturing, HealthTech and Fitness, Web Security and Privacy, Insurance and InsurTech, and Logistics and Distribution.