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  James M. Forbes
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October 5, 2026

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

Re:GMO Trust (the “Trust”) (File Nos. 002-98772 and 811-04347) – Filing Pursuant to Rule 497(j)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

On behalf of the Trust, and pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 497(j) thereunder, we hereby represent that the form of the GMO Trust Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (each relating to the ETF Class shares of 18 series of the Trust), that would have been filed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act, would not have differed from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 289 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Amendment No. 240/289”), as filed electronically with the Commission on September 29, 2026. Amendment No. 240/289 became effective on September 29, 2026.

 

If you have any questions or need any clarification concerning the foregoing or this transmission, please contact the undersigned at 617-235-4765.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ James M. Forbes  

 

James M. Forbes

 

cc:Douglas Y. Charton, Esq., Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Thomas R. Hiller, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP