Head of GMO Focused Equity and partner at the firm, Tom Hancock, joined Bloomberg Radio host, Barry Rithotlz, on the Masters in Business podcast to converse about an array of topics. Tom discussed his background, GMO’s experience in the asset management industry, and the history of Quality investing at GMO. Tom and Barry also dove into the differentiators, importance of valuation, and success of GMO Quality. With the launch of GMO’s first ETF, the GMO U.S. Quality ETF (ticker QLTY), Tom described the decision to launch QLTY and his excitement that the ETF will allow GMO to access a broader audience of investors with its launch. Lastly, Tom and Barry discussed GMO’s thinking on macroeconomic news in portfolio management and Tom answered a few of Barry’s favorite questions.
You can listen to the full podcast here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2024-02-01/masters-in-business-tom-hancock-podcast