1. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust

  2. Overview

    Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust aims to achieve capital growth over the long term from a diversified portfolio of European securities.

    Performance & Portfolio

    Periodic Performance

    All figures to 31/10/2024

    1 Year

    3 Years

    5 Years

    10 Years

    Share Price 14.5%-41.3%11.2%46.5%
    NAV 15.8%-33.5%19.9%57.7%
    Index* 16.6%12.0%43.5%130.1%

    Performance figures appear in GBP. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
    NAV is calculated with borrowings deducted at fair value for 1, 3 and 5 years and par value for 10 years.
    *FTSE Europe ex UK Index. 
    Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return. 
    Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.


    Discrete Performance

    Annual Performance to 30 September each year

    30/09/2019
    30/09/2020

    30/09/2020
    30/09/2021

    30/09/2021
    30/09/2022

    30/09/2022
    30/09/2023

    30/09/2023
    30/09/2024

    Share Price 54.2%25.2%-47.7%8.6%9.3%
    NAV 37.5%23.9%-40.4%8.3%12.2%
    Index* -0.3%23.0%-15.3%20.5%15.3%

    Performance figures appear in GBP. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
    NAV is calculated with borrowings deducted at fair value for 1, 3 and 5 years and par value for 10 years.
    *FTSE Europe ex UK Index. 
    Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return. 
    Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.

    31/10/2024
    Relative to FTSE All-Share Index, total return. Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, FTSE.

    Holdings - 31/10/2024

    Fund %
    1 DSV 5.9%
    2 Prosus 5.8%
    3 Topicus.com 5.0%
    4 Ryanair 4.5%
    5 Schibsted 4.3%
    6 Adyen 3.9%
    7 Allegro.eu 3.4%
    8 ASML 3.3%
    9 Nexans 3.2%
    10 Reply 3.2%
    Total 42.5%
    Geographic analysis of total assets - 31/10/2024

    Fund %

    • 1 Netherlands 24.81
    • 2 Sweden 18.49
    • 3 Denmark 12.07
    • 4 Ireland 7.62
    • 5 France 7.54
    • 6 Italy 7.50
    • 7 Germany 6.22
    • 8 Norway 4.78
    • 9 Poland 4.30
    • 10 Switzerland 4.18
    • 11 Fixed Interest 0.51
    • 12 Net Liquid Assets 1.17
    • Total 99.18

    The information contained on this page is intended as a guide only and should not be relied upon when making investment decisions. All holdings information is unaudited. Source Baillie Gifford & Co. Please note that totals may not add due to rounding.

    Meet the Managers

    Stephen Paice

    Stephen is head of the European Equity Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2005, and became a partner of the firm in 2024. Stephen has been involved in running the European portion of the Global Core Strategy and Managed Strategy since 2019, as well as a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining the team he spent time in the US, UK Smaller Companies and Japanese equities teams. Stephen graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics in 2005.

    Chris Davies

    Chris is an investment manager in the European Equity Team and has been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group since 2021. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012. He graduated BA (Hons) in Music from the University of Oxford in 2009, MMus in Music Performance from the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama in 2010 and MSc in Music, Mind and Brain from Goldsmiths College in 2011.

    Documents

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    Disclaimers

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    Important Information

    Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (ARBN 118 567 178) is registered as a foreign company under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and holds Foreign Australian Financial Services Licence No 528911. The information in this area is provided to you on the basis that you are a “wholesale client” within the meaning of section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act”). Please advise Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited immediately if you are not a wholesale client. In no circumstances should the information in this area be made available to “retail clients” as defined by the Corporations Act.

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