ClaimsJeremy Grantham

“Having reinvested back in March to be almost neutral in equities, we have recently taken just a few chips off the table”

Jeremy Grantham, GMO letter author October 2009 Jeremy Grantham GMO letter 3Q 2009: Just Desserts and Markets Being Silly Again (Scribd)

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GMO reinvested in March 2009 to be almost neutral in equities and recently took a few chips off the table.

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Reasoning

GMO's own portfolio actions are internal and not independently documented.

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Jeremy Grantham, “GMO reinvested in March 2009 to be almost neutral in equities and recently took a few chips off the table.” (said October 2009). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_3f9fe97c5e5c, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_3f9fe97c5e5c

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  3. Mixed Factual 3 December 2012
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  4. Resolved true Factual 3 December 2012
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  5. Mostly true Factual April 2012
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