Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund
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As of 11/08/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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Vitals
YTD Return
24.6%
1 yr return
43.9%
3 Yr Avg Return
-6.3%
5 Yr Avg Return
15.9%
Net Assets
$756 M
Holdings in Top 10
44.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.71%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 16.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$25,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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BGLTX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 24.6%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -6.3%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 15.9%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency None
- Net Income Ratio -0.60%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameBaillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund
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Fund Family NameBaillie Gifford Funds
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Inception DateJun 10, 2014
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Shares Outstanding2998240
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Share ClassOther
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryGB
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ManagerMark Urquhart
Fund Description
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing in a portfolio of global common stocks and other equity securities without reference to benchmark constraints.
While the portfolio managers are not constrained by geographic limitations, the Fund ordinarily invests in securities of issuers located in at least six different countries. In addition, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of companies located outside the U.S. when market conditions are favorable, but, when market conditions are not favorable, invests at least 30% of its total assets in companies located outside the U.S. The Fund may invest in issuers located in emerging markets.
The Fund typically invests primarily in issuers with a market capitalization of more than $4 billion at the time of purchase and may participate in initial public offerings ("IPOs") and in securities offerings that are not registered in the U.S.
The portfolio managers employ a bottom-up approach to stock selection and select investments without regard to the geographic, industry, sector, or individual company weightings on any index. The portfolio managers focus on company research and the long-term outlook of companies and industries. Ideas can come from a wide variety of sources, including, but not limited to, research trips, company meetings, and relationships with industry thought leaders and academic institutions. Stock ideas are normally researched to assess a range of factors, including: long-term growth potential, geographic and industry positioning, competitive advantage, management, financial strength and valuation. The intended outcome is a portfolio of between 30 and 60 growth stocks with the potential to outperform the Fund's benchmark over the long term. The process can result in significant exposure to a single country or a small number of countries, and the Fund expects to have considerable exposure to Chinese companies including through China A shares, which are common stocks and other equity securities that are listed or traded on a Chinese stock exchange and which are quoted in renminbi, the official currency of China. The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means that it may invest a relatively large percentage of its assets in a small number of issuers, industries or sectors. The Fund aims to hold securities for long periods (typically at least 5 years), which generally results in relatively low portfolio turnover and is in line with the portfolio managers' long-term investment outlook.
Consistent with this investment outlook, the portfolio managers seek to identify companies with the potential to sustain financial growth over the long term. When assessing a company's long-term growth prospects, the portfolio managers seek to identify and to incorporate a range of factors that they believe are material to managing the Fund's investment risks and maximizing capital appreciation.
The Manager believes that a company selected for the Fund's portfolio is unlikely to be financially sustainable in the long run if the portfolio managers believe that its approach to business is fundamentally out of line with changing societal expectations. The portfolio managers employ an investment process designed to identify companies with practices they believe are aligned with sustainable financial growth over the long-term, including environmental, social, and/or governance characteristics, such as stewardship, sustainable business practices, and/or corporate
culture. With respect to the consideration of a company's environmental characteristics, the portfolio managers believe that the possibility of climate-related disruptions and the related transition to a low-carbon economy present opportunities for, and specific risks relevant to, the Fund's holdings. As a result, the portfolio managers generally seek to invest the Fund's assets in companies that they believe are "climate-fit" for the future, which are companies that take appropriate steps (in the view of and as determined by the portfolio managers) to (i) reduce their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., pursue "net zero" carbon emission ambitions or targets), (ii) integrate the related challenges into business strategies (i.e., the company undertakes steps to understand and manage the related technological, market and environmental changes confronting its business), and/or (iii) provide robust disclosure on climate change and other significant environmental issues so that investors can better assess the related investment risks and opportunities to such company. However, the portfolio managers do not employ categorical restrictions or exclusions in assessing a company's climate-fitness. The portfolio managers expect that companies that they assess as climate-fit under the Fund's investment process will ultimately correlate with companies that themselves are aligned with a broader global transition toward net zero carbon emissions. In assessing progress against targets and goals for net zero alignment applicable to the Fund's overall portfolio, the portfolio managers focus primarily on the number of holdings they deem climate-fit and place lesser emphasis on the percentage of the Fund's assets those climate-fit holdings comprise.
The portfolio managers may sell a holding if they determine there has been a material deterioration in the investment case or as appropriate to make other investments or meet redemptions. When considering whether to sell a particular holding, the portfolio managers may give weight to their own ongoing considerations of the sustainability characteristics (including with respect to net zero) of the composition of the overall portfolio.
The Fund invests in equity securities either directly or indirectly, such as through depositary receipts, and may invest in preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants. The Fund may invest without limitation in securities quoted or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and may hold such currencies. The Fund does not expect to engage in currency hedging and thus expects to be fully exposed to currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
BGLTX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | BGLTX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 24.6% | -35.6% | 29.2% | 93.06% |
1 Yr | 43.9% | 17.3% | 252.4% | 2.95% |
3 Yr | -6.3%* | -3.5% | 34.6% | 0.24% |
5 Yr | 15.9%* | 0.1% | 32.7% | 0.13% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -6.9% | 18.3% | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | BGLTX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 36.6% | -24.3% | 957.1% | 1.54% |
2022 | -48.1% | -38.3% | 47.1% | 2.65% |
2021 | -2.6% | -54.2% | 0.6% | 18.44% |
2020 | 85.9% | -76.0% | 54.1% | 0.15% |
2019 | 33.3% | -26.1% | 47.8% | 91.71% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | BGLTX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 24.6% | -35.6% | 29.2% | 93.29% |
1 Yr | 43.9% | 11.4% | 252.4% | 2.73% |
3 Yr | -6.3%* | -3.5% | 34.6% | 0.24% |
5 Yr | 15.9%* | 0.1% | 32.7% | 0.13% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -6.9% | 18.3% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | BGLTX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 36.6% | -24.3% | 957.1% | 1.54% |
2022 | -46.0% | -33.1% | 47.1% | 2.65% |
2021 | 2.5% | -44.4% | 1.8% | 37.42% |
2020 | 101.8% | -6.5% | 54.1% | 0.15% |
2019 | 33.5% | -14.4% | 47.8% | 96.17% |
NAV & Total Return History
BGLTX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
BGLTX | Category Low | Category High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 756 M | 199 K | 133 B | 35.86% |
Number of Holdings | 41 | 1 | 9075 | 84.47% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 327 M | -18 M | 37.6 B | 27.53% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 44.36% | 9.1% | 100.0% | 19.91% |
Top 10 Holdings
- NVIDIA Corp 7.94%
- Amazon.com Inc 6.90%
- ASML Holding NV 5.19%
- PDD Holdings Inc 4.25%
- Trade Desk Inc/The 3.68%
- Intuitive Surgical Inc 3.68%
- Netflix Inc 3.47%
- Cloudflare Inc 3.19%
- Meituan 3.10%
- Dexcom Inc 2.97%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 97.45% | 61.84% | 125.47% | 58.37% |
Cash | 2.55% | -174.70% | 23.12% | 37.11% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -0.01% | 5.28% | 47.80% |
Other | 0.00% | -13.98% | 19.14% | 53.63% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.46% | 41.96% |
Bonds | 0.00% | -1.50% | 161.67% | 44.60% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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Consumer Cyclical | 32.86% | 0.00% | 40.94% | 0.55% |
Technology | 30.57% | 0.00% | 49.87% | 35.68% |
Healthcare | 18.69% | 0.00% | 35.42% | 31.94% |
Communication Services | 12.61% | 0.00% | 57.66% | 4.30% |
Industrials | 2.44% | 0.00% | 44.06% | 98.90% |
Financial Services | 1.86% | 0.00% | 38.42% | 98.90% |
Consumer Defense | 0.72% | 0.00% | 73.28% | 82.71% |
Real Estate | 0.27% | 0.00% | 39.48% | 62.44% |
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 29.12% | 82.49% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.15% | 79.52% |
Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.60% | 91.30% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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US | 74.80% | 0.13% | 103.82% | 71.04% |
Non US | 22.64% | 0.58% | 99.46% | 27.09% |
BGLTX - Expenses
Operational Fees
BGLTX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.71% | 0.01% | 44.27% | 85.52% |
Management Fee | 0.45% | 0.00% | 1.82% | 18.60% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.76% | 41.08% |
Sales Fees
BGLTX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.50% | 5.75% | 98.84% |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
BGLTX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | 97.92% |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
BGLTX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 16.00% | 0.00% | 395.00% | 51.72% |
BGLTX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
BGLTX | Category Low | Category High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.26% | 41.47% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
BGLTX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
BGLTX | Category Low | Category High | BGLTX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.60% | -4.27% | 12.65% | 91.25% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
BGLTX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | None | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 28, 2022 | $0.747 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 29, 2021 | $1.930 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 29, 2020 | $3.225 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 27, 2019 | $0.030 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
BGLTX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Mark Urquhart
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 10, 2014
7.98
8.0%
Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in 1992. He spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Mark joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and was an Investment Manager in the Japanese Equity Team, until joining our Long Term Global Growth Team when it was established in 2003. Mark became a Partner in 2004.
John MacDougall
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2015
6.42
6.4%
John joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a Partner of Baillie Gifford & Co. in 2012 after graduating MA in Ancient and Modern History from Oxford University. After a year in the North American department John joined the Japanese team where, from 2007 onwards, he managed the Shin Nippon Investment Trust which invests in high growth, small and medium sized companies. In 2011, John moved to the recently established Global Discovery team which focuses on identifying rapidly growing, innovation led, smaller businesses from around the world. During this period he had a particular focus on unearthing new investment opportunities in Emerging Markets, and Asia in particular. In late 2015 John joined the Long Term Global Growth Team. He will continue as Deputy Manager of our global small cap investment trust, Edinburgh Worldwide.
Robert Wilson
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 20, 2022
0.36
0.4%
Robert joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 as an Investment Analyst in the Long Term Global Growth Team. He was a recipient of the Mellon Fellowship to Yale in 2016, where he graduated MA, prior to which he graduated BA (Hons) in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 2015.
Gemma Barkhuizen
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 20, 2022
0.36
0.4%
Gemma joined Baillie Gifford in September 2017. She was an analyst in the Long Term Global Growth Team and one of the managers of the Global Outliers strategy. She graduated MA in Modern History from The University of Durham in 2017. Prior to this, Gemma also graduated BA (Hons) in History BA double major in History and Philosophy Rhodes University in South Africa.
Michael Pye
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 20, 2022
0.36
0.4%
Michael graduated PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 2013, having previously received an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge in 2008. From 2008-2010 he worked as a producer for a start-up film company. Since joining Baillie Gifford, he has worked in the UK, Multi Asset, and US Teams before joining the Long Term Global Growth Team as an Investment Manager in 2017. Michael is a CFA charterholder.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.01 | 35.82 | 6.24 | 1.25 |