v3.26.3
Fees and Expenses
Sep. 29, 2026
GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund | GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Consists of approximately 0.16% in underlying fund fees and expenses, 0.13% in interest expense and borrowing costs for investments sold short incurred by underlying funds, 0.37% in dividend expenses on short sales incurred by underlying funds and 0.02% in purchase premiums and redemption fees paid to underlying funds.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.80%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.17%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.68%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.65% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.30%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.35% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.65% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce, through at least September 30, 2027, the Fund’s management and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”).
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Consists of approximately 0.16% in underlying fund fees and expenses, 0.13% in interest expense and borrowing costs for investments sold short incurred by underlying funds, 0.37% in dividend expenses on short sales incurred by underlying funds and 0.02% in purchase premiums and redemption fees paid to underlying funds.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect applicable expense reimbursements and waivers noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 137 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 491 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 869 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,929 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 11% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 11.00%
GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund | GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Consists of approximately 0.55% in underlying fund fees and expenses, 0.06% in interest expenses and borrowing costs for investments sold short incurred by underlying funds, 0.20% in dividend expenses on short sales incurred by underlying funds, and 0.02% in purchase premiums and redemption fees paid to underlying funds.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.20%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.83%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.03% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.19%)4 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.84% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee and class-specific service and supplemental support fee, if any.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Consists of approximately 0.55% in underlying fund fees and expenses, 0.06% in interest expenses and borrowing costs for investments sold short incurred by underlying funds, 0.20% in dividend expenses on short sales incurred by underlying funds, and 0.02% in purchase premiums and redemption fees paid to underlying funds.
4 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 86 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 309 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 550 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,242 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 32% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 28% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 32.00%
GMO Emerging Markets Fund | GMO Emerging Markets Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.87%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.38%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.25% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.22%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.03% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.65% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.22% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees and exchange listing fees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. In addition, GMO has contractually agreed to waive the service and supplemental support fees charged to each class of shares of the Fund to the extent necessary to prevent the service and supplemental support fees paid by the class from exceeding the following amounts of the class’s average daily net assets: 0.20% for ETF Class shares. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​ ​ ​
1 Year
​ ​
3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
​
ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 105 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 375 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 665 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,492 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 110% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 91% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 110.00%
GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.77%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.49%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.26% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.40%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.86% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.55% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.22% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees with respect to and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (after applying all other contractual and voluntary expense limitation arrangements in effect at the time) exceed 0.85% of the average daily net assets for ETF Class shares (the “Expense Cap”). Fees and expenses of the “non-interested” Trustees and legal counsel to the “non-interested” Trustees, investment-related costs (such as brokerage commissions, interest, and acquired fund fees and expenses), payments out of assets attributable to Class I shares for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries, borrowing and borrowing-related costs (such as expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining a credit facility), taxes, litigation and indemnification expenses, judgments, and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”), are excluded from the Expense Cap. GMO is permitted to recover from the Fund, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne or reimbursed pursuant to the Expense Cap (whether through reduction of its fees or otherwise) to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) later fall below that Expense Cap or any lower expense limit in effect when GMO seeks to recover the expenses. The Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount more than three years after GMO bore or reimbursed an expense. Any such recovery will not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limits as is in effect at the time GMO seeks to recover expenses. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​ ​ ​
1 Year
​ ​
3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 88 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 360 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 653 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,487 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 92% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 85% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 92.00%
GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund | GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.24%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.53%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.77% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.23%)4 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.54% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee and class-specific service and supplemental support fee, if any.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
4 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​ ​ ​
1 Year
​ ​
3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 223 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 405 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 933 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 19% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 19.00%
GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund | GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.19%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.57%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.76% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.18%)4 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.58% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee and class-specific service and supplemental support fee, if any.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
4 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​ ​ ​
1 Year
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3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 59 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 225 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 405 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 925 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 18% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 18.00%
GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund | GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.22%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.62%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.84% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.21%)4 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.63% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee and class-specific service and supplemental support fee, if any.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
4 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 64 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 247 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 445 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,018 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 14% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 14.00%
GMO International Equity Allocation Fund | GMO International Equity Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.19%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.69%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.88% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.18%)4 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.70% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee and class-specific service and supplemental support fee, if any.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
4 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. This reimbursement will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 72 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 263 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 470 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,068 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 18% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 18.00%
GMO International Equity Fund | GMO International Equity Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.72%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.18%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.90% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.15%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.75% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.50% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.22% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” ​(as defined below) that exceeds 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. If the Fund has outstanding ETF Class shares, the reimbursement will be implemented at the share class level. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 77 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 272 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 484 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,094 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 104% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 74% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 104.00%
GMO Quality Fund | GMO Quality Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.48%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.19%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.67% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.16%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.51% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.33% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees with respect to and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (after applying all other contractual and voluntary expense limitation arrangements in effect at the time) exceed 0.50% of the average daily net assets for ETF Class shares (the “Expense Cap”). Fees and expenses of the “non-interested” Trustees and legal counsel to the “non-interested” Trustees, investment-related costs (such as brokerage commissions, interest, and acquired fund fees and expenses), payments out of assets attributable to Class I shares for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries, borrowing and borrowing-related costs (such as expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining a credit facility), taxes, litigation and indemnification expenses, judgments, and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, are excluded from the Expense Cap. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
​ ​
5 Years
​ ​
10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 52 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 198 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 357 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 819 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 39% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 24% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 39.00%
GMO U.S. Equity Fund | GMO U.S. Equity Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.46%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.24% 2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.70% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.21%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.49% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.31% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” ​(as defined below) that exceeds 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. If the Fund has outstanding ETF Class shares, the reimbursement will be implemented at the share class level. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 50 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 203 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 359 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 851 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 101% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 95% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 101.00%
GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.46%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.47% 2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.93% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.34%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.59% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.31% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee and 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” ​(as defined below) that exceeds 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. If the Fund has outstanding ETF Class shares, the reimbursement will be implemented at the share class level. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, organizational and start-up expenses, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. GMO is permitted to recover from the Fund, on a class-by-class basis, “Specified Operating Expenses” it has borne or reimbursed (whether through reduction of its fees or otherwise) to the extent that the Fund’s “Specified Operating Expenses” later fall below the annualized rate of 0.10% per year or any lower expense limit in effect when GMO seeks to recover the expenses. The Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount more than three years after GMO bore or reimbursed an expense. Any such recovery will not cause the Fund to exceed the annual limitation rate set forth above or any lower expense limit as is in effect at the time GMO seeks to recover expenses. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 60 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 262 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 481 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,112 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 98% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 92% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 98.00%
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund | GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
Shareholder Fees [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Purchase premium (as a percentage of amount invested)
​ ​ ​ ​     0.75% ​ ​
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.75% ​ ​
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
​ ​ ​
ETF Class
​
Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.50%2 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Total other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.27%3 ​ ​
Dividend and interest expense on short sales
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.08% ​ ​
All other expense
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.19% ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.77% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.00%)2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.77% ​ ​
1 For additional information, see “Purchase Premiums and Redemption Fees” on page 139 of this Prospectus.
2 Includes both management fee of 0.35% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. This waiver will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class III shares of the Fund. The amount includes interest expense incurred by the Fund as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or margin on cleared swap contracts, if any.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
​ ​ ​
If you sell your shares
​ ​
If you do not sell your shares
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​ ​ ​
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
​ ​
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 231 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 403 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 591 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,135 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 153 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 319 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 500 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,022 ​ ​ ​
Expense Example, No Redemption [Table]
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If you sell your shares
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If you do not sell your shares
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​ ​ ​
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
​ ​
1 Year
​ ​
3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 231 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 403 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 591 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,135 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 153 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 319 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 500 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,022 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 41% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 41.00%
GMO High Yield Fund | GMO High Yield Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
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Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.50%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.30%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.80% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.44%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.36% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.35% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees with respect to and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (after applying all other contractual and voluntary expense limitation arrangements in effect at the time) exceed 0.35% of the average daily net assets for ETF Class shares (the “Expense Cap”). Fees and expenses of the “non-interested” Trustees and legal counsel to the “non-interested” Trustees, investment-related costs (such as brokerage commissions, interest, and acquired fund fees and expenses), payments out of assets attributable to Class I shares for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries, borrowing and borrowing-related costs (such as expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining a credit facility), taxes, litigation and indemnification expenses, judgments, and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”), are excluded from the Expense Cap. GMO is permitted to recover from the Fund, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne or reimbursed pursuant to the Expense Cap (whether through reduction of its fees or otherwise) to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) later fall below that Expense Cap or any lower expense limit in effect when GMO seeks to recover the expenses. The Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount more than three years after GMO bore or reimbursed an expense. Any such recovery will not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limits as is in effect at the time GMO seeks to recover expenses. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. The reimbursement and waiver arrangements described above, including the Expense Cap, will remain in effect through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 37 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 211 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 401 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 949 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 160% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 160.00%
GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund | GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
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Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.55%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.23%2 ​ ​
Acquired fund fees and expenses (underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.37%3 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.15% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.54%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.61% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.35% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.20% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees with respect to and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (after applying all other contractual and voluntary expense limitation arrangements in effect at the time) exceed 0.57% of the average daily net assets for ETF Class shares (the “Expense Cap”). Fees and expenses of the “non-interested” Trustees and legal counsel to the “non-interested” Trustees, investment-related costs (such as brokerage commissions, interest, and acquired fund fees and expenses), payments out of assets attributable to Class I shares for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries, borrowing and borrowing-related costs (such as expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining a credit facility), taxes, litigation and indemnification expenses, judgments, and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”), are excluded from the Expense Cap. GMO is permitted to recover from the Fund, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne or reimbursed pursuant to the Expense Cap (whether through reduction of its fees or otherwise) to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) later fall below that Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limit in effect when GMO seeks to recover the expenses. The Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount more than three years after GMO bore or reimbursed an expense. Any such recovery will not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limits as is in effect at the time GMO seeks to recover expenses. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Acquired fund fees and expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Consists of approximately 036% in underlying fund fees and expenses and less than 0.01% in interest expense and borrowing costs for reverse repurchase agreements and/or margin on cleared swap contracts incurred by underlying funds.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the applicable expense reimbursements and waivers noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 62 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 312 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 581 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,349 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its initial fiscal period from May 21, 2025 through February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 42% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its initial fiscal period from May 21, 2025 through February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 18% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 42.00%
GMO Opportunistic Income Fund | GMO Opportunistic Income Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
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Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.55%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.20%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.75% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.17%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.58% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.40% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.15% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the portion of its “Specified Operating Expenses” ​(as defined below) that exceeds 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. If the Fund has outstanding ETF Class shares, the reimbursement will be implemented at the share class level. “Specified Operating Expenses” means only the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses (excluding, in the case of Class I shares, any amounts paid for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries for the benefit of Class I shareholders), expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 59 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 223 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 400 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 914 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 274% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments, was 277% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 274.00%
GMO Alternative Allocation Fund | GMO Alternative Allocation Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
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Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.95%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Total other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 2.22%2 ​ ​
Dividend and interest expense on short sales
​ ​ ​ ​ 1.91%3 ​ ​
All other expense
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.31% ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 3.17% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.27%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver (Fund and underlying fund expenses)
​ ​ ​ ​ 2.90% ​ ​
1 Includes both management fee of 0.73% and class-specific service and supplemental support fee of 0.22% for ETF Class shares. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees with respect to and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (after applying all other contractual and voluntary expense limitation arrangements in effect at the time) exceed 0.99% of the average daily net assets for ETF Class shares (the “Expense Cap”). Fees and expenses of the “non-interested” Trustees and legal counsel to the “non-interested” Trustees, investment-related costs (such as brokerage commissions, interest, and acquired fund fees and expenses), payments out of assets attributable to Class I shares for sub-transfer agency, recordkeeping and other administrative services provided by financial intermediaries, borrowing and borrowing-related costs (such as expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining a credit facility), taxes, litigation and indemnification expenses, judgments, and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”), are excluded from the Expense Cap. GMO is permitted to recover from the Fund, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne or reimbursed pursuant to the Expense Cap (whether through reduction of its fees or otherwise) to the extent that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) later fall below that Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limit in effect when GMO seeks to recover the expenses. The Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount more than three years after GMO bore or reimbursed an expense. Any such recovery will not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap set forth above or any lower expense limits as is in effect at the time GMO seeks to recover expenses. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees and service and supplemental support fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees and service and supplemental support fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund or a class of shares of the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees and service and supplemental support fees will not be waived below zero. The reimbursement and waiver arrangements described above, including the Expense Cap, will remain in effect through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
3 “Dividend and interest expense on short sales” reflects interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities. Dividends paid on borrowed securities are an expense of short sales. Such expenses are required to be treated as a Fund expense for accounting purposes and are not payable to GMO. Any interest expense amount or dividends paid on securities sold short will vary based on the extent of Fund’s use of those investments. Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Dividend and interest expense on short sales” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund. Excluding interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities, the total annual fund operating expenses for ETF Class shares of the Fund would be lower by 1.91%.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amounts shown reflect the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 293 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 952 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 1,636 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 3,457 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including the accounts of the Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GMO Alternative Allocation SPC Ltd., and excluding short-term investments) was 764% of the average value of its portfolio securities. That portfolio turnover rate includes investments in U.S. Treasury Fund, which the Fund uses as a short-term investment vehicle for cash management. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate during its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 (including the accounts of GMO Alternative Allocation SPC Ltd., and excluding transactions in U.S. Treasury Fund and other short-term investments) was 789% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate 764.00%
GMO U.S. Treasury Fund | GMO U.S. Treasury Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Heading [Optional Text] Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may bear for each class of shares if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual Fund operating expenses (expenses that you bear each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
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ETF Class
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Management fee
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.08%1 ​ ​
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.00% ​ ​
Other expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.20%2 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.28% ​ ​
Expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ (0.19%)1 ​ ​
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement/waiver
​ ​ ​ ​ 0.09% ​ ​
1 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for the following expenses: audit expenses, fund accounting and administration expenses, pricing service expenses, expenses of non-investment related tax services, transfer agency expenses, expenses of non-investment related legal services provided to the Fund by or at the direction of GMO, federal securities law filing expenses, printing expenses, state and federal registration fees, custody expenses and exchange listing fees. GMO also has contractually agreed to waive or reduce the Fund’s management fees to the extent necessary to offset the management fees paid to GMO that are directly or indirectly borne by the Fund as a result of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in other series of GMO Trust and GMO-managed ETFs (“GMO Funds”). Management fees will not be waived below zero. These reimbursements and waivers will continue through at least September 30, 2027 and may not be terminated prior to this date without the action or consent of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2 Because ETF Class shares of the Fund are new, “Other expenses” are estimated amounts for the current fiscal year based on the expenses of Class R6 shares of the Fund.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, regardless of whether or not you sell your shares at the end of such periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses with respect to ETF Class shares remain the same as those shown in the table. The one year amount shown reflects the expense reimbursement and waiver noted in the expense table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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ETF Class ​ ​ ​ $ 9 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 71 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 138 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 337 ​ ​ ​
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and, for holders of Fund shares subject to U.S. taxes, higher income taxes. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term investments) was 0% of the average value of its portfolio securities.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate none